| 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 |
