B - Abbreviations Flashcards

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1
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Ba

A

barium

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2
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BAL

A

Bronchoalveolar lavage

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3
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bands

A

immature white blood cells

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4
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baso

A

basophils

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5
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BBB

A

bundle branch block

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6
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BC

A

bone conduction

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B cells

A

lymphocytes produced in bone marrow

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8
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BE

A

barium enema

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b.i.d.

A

twice a day (bis in die)

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10
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BKA

A

below knee amputation

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11
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B/L

A

Bilaterally

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12
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BM

A

bowel movement

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13
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BMR

A

basal metabolic rate

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14
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BMT

A

bone marrow transplant

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15
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BP, B/P

A

blood pressure

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16
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BPH

A

benign prostatic hyperplasia (hypertrophy)

17
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BRBPR

A

bright red blood per rectum (hematochezia)

18
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bs

A

blood sugar; breath sound(s)

19
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BSE

A

breast self-examination

20
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BSO

A

bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

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BSP

A

bromsulphalein (dye used in liver function testing; dye retention indications liver damage/disease)

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BT

A

bleeding time

23
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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

24
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BW, bw

A

birth weight

25
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Bx, BX

A

biopsy