CHAPTER 13JSAMANTHA LOEBBAKA

PE TUBE

• PE tube is the abbreviation for “pressure equalizing tube.”

• Small tube surgically placed in a child’s eardrum to assist in drainage of trapped fluid.

• The tube also helps to equalize pressure between the middle ear cavity and the atmosphere.

EENT

• EENT is the abbreviation for eyes, ears, nose, and throat.

BC

• BC is the abbreviation for bone conduction.

• BC is the conduction of sound to the inner ear through the bones of the skull.

• Bone conduction transmission can be used with individuals with normal or impaired hearing.

AU

• AU is the abbreviation for both ears.

OM

• OM is the abbreviation for otitis media.

• Frequently in children.

• Commonly referred to as a middle ear infection.

• Often from an upper repertory infection.

• The fluid in the ear varies from watery to full of pus.

EM

• EM is the abbreviation for emmetropia.

• State of normal vision.

XT

• XT is the abbreviation for exotropia.

• Outward turning of the eye.

• Also called wall-eyed.

OS

• OS is the abbreviation for left eye.

EOM

• EOM is the abbreviation for extraocular movement.

VA

• VA is the abbreviation for visual acuity.

• Measurment of the sharpness of a patient’s vision.