PTA

Examples

• All

• Outcome measures included pre- and post-management air-conduction pure-tone average (PTA) and air-bone gap (ABG).

  Academic text (2006)

• The doctor explained that a PTA procedure can help improve blood flow in narrowed arteries.

• The degree of severity of the presenting PTA symptoms was similar in the two groups.

  Academic text (2005)

• Our data suggest that hospitalization for PTA is not associated with a better outcome; it only increases costs unnecessarily.

  Academic text (2005)

• In patients with a throat infection, PTA can develop despite the administration of broad-spectrum oral antibiotics.

  Academic text (2005)

• Therefore, Brook et al. believed that antibiotic therapy for PTA should be both penicillinase-stable and effective against anaerobes.

  Academic text (2005)

• Many researchers and textbook authors have detailed the ideal management of PTA, and most have advocated hospitalization and intravenous antibiotics.

  Academic text (2005)

• During the PTA, the surgeon used a balloon to widen the artery and restore blood circulation.

Synonyms

A

angioplasty

vsPTA

• Specialized

11 5.3

A procedure to open a blocked artery in the heart with a small balloon

uses a small balloon specifically to widen a narrowed vessel

P

PCI

vsPTA

• Specialized

1 5.1

A procedure to open blocked heart arteries using a thin tube and a balloon or stent

focuses on inserting a small balloon rather than using stents

Surface Forms

Etymology