GLOSSARY

GLOSSARY/ACRONYMS

(Updated 02/24/2021)

AAM - Office of Aerospace Medicine AASI - AME Assisted Special Issuance - Criteria under which an AME 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 AMEs perform first-class airman examinations).

• ATCS - Air Traffic Control Specialist
• AV - Atrioventricular
• BUN - Blood Urea Nitrogen Test
• CACI - Condition 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

FAS – Federal Air Surgeon 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 OSA - Obstructive Sleep Apnea 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 SI - Special Issuance SODA - Statement of Demonstrated Ability TFT -Thyroid Function Test US -Ultrasound