Abbreviations-B Flashcards

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1
Q

B

A

bruit

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2
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B/A

A

backache

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3
Q

BA

A

bronchial asthma

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4
Q

Ba

A

barium

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5
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BAC

A

blood alcohol concentration

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6
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BACT, Bact, bact

A

bacteria; bacterium

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7
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BaE

A

barium enema

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8
Q

BAO

A

basal acid output

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9
Q

bas

A

basophils

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10
Q

BBB

A

blood-brain barrier; bundle branch block

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11
Q

BBT

A

basal body temperature

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12
Q

BC

A

bone conduction

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13
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BCC

A

basal cell carcinoma

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14
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BD

A

bronchodilator

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15
Q

BDT

A

bone density testing

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16
Q

BE

A

barium enema; below elbow

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17
Q

BEAM

A

brain electrical activity map

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18
Q

BED

A

binge eating disorder

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19
Q

BFP

A

biologic false positive

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20
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bid, b.i.d.

A

bis in die; twice a day

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21
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BID

A

brought in dead

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22
Q

BIL, Bil, Bili

A

bilirubin

23
Q

bil

A

bilateral

24
Q

BIN, bin

A

twice a night

25
Q

BK

A

below knee

26
Q

BKA

A

below-knee amputation

27
Q

Bld

A

blood

28
Q

BM

A

bone marrow; bowel movement

29
Q

BMB

A

bone marrow biopsy

30
Q

BMD

A

Becker?s muscular dystrophy; bone mineral density

31
Q

BMI

A

body mass index

32
Q

BMR

A

basal metabolic rate

33
Q

BMT

A

barium meal test; bone marrow transplant

34
Q

BNO

A

bladder neck obstruction

35
Q

BNR

A

bladder neck resection

36
Q

BOM

A

bilateral otitis media

37
Q

BP

A

Bell?s palsy; bedpan; bathroom privileges; blood pressure

38
Q

BPD

A

borderline personality disorder

39
Q

BPH

A

benign prostatic hyperplasia; benignprostatic hypertrophy

40
Q

BPM, bpm

A

beats per minute, breaths per minute

41
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BP&P

A

blood pressure and pulse

42
Q

BPPV

A

benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

43
Q

Br

A

bed rest; chronic bronchitis

44
Q

BRBPR

A

bright red blood per rectum

45
Q

BRO, Bronch

A

bronchoscope; bronchoscopy

46
Q

BRP

A

bathroom privileges

47
Q

BS

A

blood sugar; bowel sounds; breathsounds

48
Q

BSE

A

breast self-examination

49
Q

BSO

A

bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

50
Q

BT

A

bleeding time

51
Q

BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

52
Q

BV

A

bacterial vaginosis; blood volume

53
Q

Bx, bx

A

biopsy