PTA

There are multiple definitions:

  1. posttraumatic amnesia(English)

  2. percutaneous transluminal angioplasty(English)

  3. plasma thromboplastin antecedent(English)

  4. phosphotungstic acid(English)

  5. physical therapy assistant(English)

  6. pure-tone [average] audiogram(English)

    • refers to hearing sensitivity within the speech frequencies, and can be calculated by adding the thresholds obtained at 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz while dividing the result by 3. For audiometric results to be valid, the patient must respond to stimulation of the ear being tested. When noninsert earphones are used, sounds greater than 40 dB HL presented to one ear can cross over to the opposite ear, most likely with the vibration of the earphone against the skull acting as a bone conductor
    • CVT, HL
    • Audiology
    • https://doi.org…03354-1.50029-8
    • https://doi.org…8146(01)00119-5
  7. percent tissue altered(English)

  8. pancreas transplantation alone(English)

  9. probabilities of target attainment(English)

  10. pure-tone average(English)

  11. patellar tendon advancement(English)