Prelim | B-C Flashcards
B cells
Lymphocytes produced in the bone marrow
Ba
Barium
BAL
BAL Bronchoalveolar lavage
Bands
Immature WBCs (granulocytes)
Baso
basophils
BBB
Bundle branch block; blood-brain barrier
BC
Bone conduction
BE; BaE
Barium enema
bid
Twice a day (bis in die)
BKA
Below-knee amputation
BM
Bowel movement
BMD
Bone mineral density
BMR
Basal metabolic rate
BMT
Bone marrow transplantation
BOM
Bilateral otitis media
BP; B/P
Blood pressure
BPH
Benign prostatic hyperplasia/ hypertrophy
BPPV
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
BRBPR
Bright red blood per rectum (hematochezia)
BRCA1
Breast cancer 1 (genetic marker for disease risk)
Broncho
Bronchoscopy
bs
Blood sugar; breath sounds
BSE
Breast self-examination
BSO
Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
BT
Bleeding time
BUN
Blood urea nitrogen
bw; BW
Birth weight
Bx, bx
Biopsy
C
Carbon; calorie
°C
Degrees Celsius
CA
Cancer; carcinoma; cardiac arrest; chronological age; congenital abnormality
ca
Calcium
C1-C7
Cervical vertebra (1st, 2nd …)
CABG
Coronary artery bypass graft/ grafting
CAD
Coronary artery disease
CAO
Chronic airway obstruction
Cap
Capsule
CAPD
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Cath
Catheter; catheterization
CBC
Complete blood count
CBT
Cognitive behavioral therapy