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 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 certificates. (NOTE: Senior Examiners
perform first-class airman examinations). |
ATCS |
Air
Traffic Control Specialist |
AV |
Atrioventricular |
BUN |
Blood
Urea Nitrogen Test |
CACI |
Condition
for which Airman Medical Examiner (AME) Can Issue |
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 |
HIMS |
Human
Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS)
AMEs trained in evaluating airmen for substance- or
alcohol-related conditions or other specific mental diagnoses. |
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 |
Premature
Atrial Contraction |
PET |
Positron
Emission Tomography |
PFT |
Pulmonary
Function Test |
PSA |
Prostate
Specific Antigen |
PT |
Prothrombin
Time |
PTT |
Partial
Thromboplastin Time |
PVC |
Premature
Ventricular Contraction |
RF |
Radio
Frequency Ablation |
RFS |
Regional
Flight Surgeon |
SODA |
Statement
of Demonstrated Ability |
TFT |
Thyroid
Function Test |
US |
Ultrasound |