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'PERLA' stands for what?

  1. Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light and Accommodation

  2. Periodic Evaluation of Regional Lung Assessment

  3. Portable Electric Reactive Light Appliance

  4. Public Education and Recreational Leadership Association

The correct answer is: Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light and Accommodation

PERLA stands for Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light and Accommodation, and is a term commonly used in the medical field to describe the normal response of a person's pupils to light and the ability of the pupils to constrict or dilate to accommodate for near and far vision. Option B is incorrect because it is referring to a lung assessment, not the eye. Option C is incorrect because it does not make sense in the context of medical terminology. Option D is incorrect because it does not have any relevance to the medical field.

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