FAA  GLOSSARY/ACRONYMS

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 Functionn Test