Acronym |
Description |
AAM |
Office of Aerospace Medicine |
AASI |
AME Assisted Special Issuance - Criteria under which an Examiner may reissue a medical certificate for a third-class applicant with a medical history of a disqualifying condition, who has already received a Special Issuance Authorization from the FAA, and criteria to defer issuance to AMCD or RFS for these situations. |
AMCD |
Aerospace Medical Certification Division - located at the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
AMCS |
Airman Medical Certification System - allows the AME to electronically submit FAA Form 8500-8, Application for Airman Medical Certificate or Airman Medical and Student Pilot Certificate, to AMCD. |
AME |
Aviation Medical Examiner - a physician designated by the FAA and given the authority to perform airman physical examinations for issuance of second- and third-class medical and student pilot certificates. (NOTE: Senior Examiners perform first-class airman examinations). |
ATCS |
Air Traffic Control Specialist |
AV |
Atrioventricular |
BUN |
Blood Urea Nitrogen Test |
CAD |
Coronary Artery Disease |
CAMI |
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
CAT |
Computerized Axial Tomography Scan |
CBC |
Complete Blood Count |
CEA |
Carcinoembryonic Antigen |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CHD |
Coronary Heart Disease |
CT |
Computed Tomography Scan |
CVE |
Cardiovascular Evaluation |
DOT |
Department of Transportation |
DUI/DWI |
Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated |
ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
ECHO |
Echocardiographic Images |
ENT |
Ear, Nose, and Throat |
FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
FAR |
Federal Aviation Regulations |
FSDO |
Flight Standards District Office |
GXT |
Graded Exercise Test |
HgbA1C |
Hemoglobin A1C |
INR |
International Normalized Ratio |
IVP |
Intravenous Pyelography Test |
KUB |
Kidneys, Ureters and Bladder |
MFO |
Medical Field Office |
MFT |
Medical Flight Test |
MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
MVP |
Mitral Valve Prolapse |
NTSB |
National Transportation Safety Board |
PAC's |
Premature Arterial Contractions |
PET |
Radioactive High-Tech Scan |
PFT |
Pulmonary Function Test |
PSA |
Prostate Specific Antigen |
PT |
Prothrombin Time |
PTT |
Partial Thromboplastin Time |
PVC's |
Premature Ventricular Contractions |
RF |
Radio Frequency Ablation |
RFS |
Regional Flight Surgeon |
SODA |
Statement of Demonstrated Ability |
TFT |
Thyroid Function Test |
US |
Ultrasound |