1. CHAPTER 13J
SAMANTHA LOEBBAKA

2. 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.

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

4. 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.

5. AU
• AU is the abbreviation for both ears.

6. 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.

7. EM
• EM is the abbreviation for emmetropia.
• State of normal vision.

8. XT
• XT is the abbreviation for exotropia.
• Outward turning of the eye.
• Also called wall-eyed.

9. OS
• OS is the abbreviation for left eye.

10. EOM
• EOM is the abbreviation for extraocular
movement.

11. VA
• VA is the abbreviation for visual acuity.
• Measurment of the sharpness of a patient’s
vision.