Neurosurgical Abbreviations
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ea.       each

EAC     external auditory canal or Ethics Advisory Committee

EAM     external auditory meatus

early decel              early deceleration

EBL      estimated blood loss

EBM     evidenced based medicine

EBRT   external beam radiation therapy

EBV     estimated blood volume

EchoEKG echocardiogram with ultrasound

ECA     external carotid artery

ECCE   extracapsular cataract extraction

ECF      extracellular fluid

ECG     electrocardiogram

ECHO   enteric cytopathologenic human orphan (virus)

echo    ultrasound test

ECMO  extracorporeal membrane oxygenator

E-coli   Escherichia coli

ECTR   endoscopic carpal tunnel release

E.D.      emergency department

EDC     estimated date of confinement

EDD     estimated date of delivery

EDH     epidural hematoma

EDP      end diastolic pressure

EDS     electrodiagnostic studies

EEG     electro-encephalogram

EENT    eyes, ears, nose and throat

EF slope  EF measuring point

EFHL    endoscopic forehead lift

EFM     electronic fetal monitoring

e.g.      for example

EGD     esophagogastro-duodenoscopy

EHL      extensor hallicus longus muscle

EKG     electrocardiogram

ELISA  enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (lab test)

elix.      elixir

EM       electron microscopy

EMA     epithelial membrane antigen

EMG     electromyogram

EMT     emergency medical technician

EMTALA  the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act

endo.   endoscopy

ENG     electronystagmography

ENT      ear, nose and throat

EO       eosinophil

EOB     edge of bed

EOM     extraocular movements or extraocular muscles

EOO     external oculomotor ophthalmoplegia

EOR     end of range

eos      eosinophiles

EP        evoked potentials

epi.      epinephrine

EPS      electro-physiologic studies

EPSS   E-point septal separation

eq.       equivalent

E.R.      emergency room

ERCP   endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatogram

ERSD   end stage renal disease

ES        electrical stimulation

E.S.      extra strength

esoph. esophagus

ESR     erythrocyte sedimentation rate

ESRD   end-stage renal disease

ESWL  extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

ET        endotracheal tube or essential tremor

E.T.      enterostomal therapist

ETA     estimated time of arrival

EtOH    alcohol

ETT      endotracheal tube

EUA     exam under anesthesia

eval.    evaluation

EVD     external ventricular drain

ex.       example

Ex        exercise

exc.     excision

exam   examination

exp.     expire

expir    expiration

expl     exploratory

ext.      extension or external

ext rot  external rotation

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