Abbreviations-B Flashcards
B
bruit
B/A
backache
BA
bronchial asthma
Ba
barium
BAC
blood alcohol concentration
BACT, Bact, bact
bacteria; bacterium
BaE
barium enema
BAO
basal acid output
bas
basophils
BBB
blood-brain barrier; bundle branch block
BBT
basal body temperature
BC
bone conduction
BCC
basal cell carcinoma
BD
bronchodilator
BDT
bone density testing
BE
barium enema; below elbow
BEAM
brain electrical activity map
BED
binge eating disorder
BFP
biologic false positive
bid, b.i.d.
bis in die; twice a day
BID
brought in dead
BIL, Bil, Bili
bilirubin
bil
bilateral
BIN, bin
twice a night
BK
below knee
BKA
below-knee amputation
Bld
blood
BM
bone marrow; bowel movement
BMB
bone marrow biopsy
BMD
Becker?s muscular dystrophy; bone mineral density
BMI
body mass index
BMR
basal metabolic rate
BMT
barium meal test; bone marrow transplant
BNO
bladder neck obstruction
BNR
bladder neck resection
BOM
bilateral otitis media
BP
Bell?s palsy; bedpan; bathroom privileges; blood pressure
BPD
borderline personality disorder
BPH
benign prostatic hyperplasia; benignprostatic hypertrophy
BPM, bpm
beats per minute, breaths per minute
BP&P
blood pressure and pulse
BPPV
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Br
bed rest; chronic bronchitis
BRBPR
bright red blood per rectum
BRO, Bronch
bronchoscope; bronchoscopy
BRP
bathroom privileges
BS
blood sugar; bowel sounds; breathsounds
BSE
breast self-examination
BSO
bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
BT
bleeding time
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
BV
bacterial vaginosis; blood volume
Bx, bx
biopsy