Abbreviations-B Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
Q
B
A
bruit
2
Q
B/A
A
backache
3
Q
BA
A
bronchial asthma
4
Q
Ba
A
barium
5
Q
BAC
A
blood alcohol concentration
6
Q
BACT, Bact, bact
A
bacteria; bacterium
7
Q
BaE
A
barium enema
8
Q
BAO
A
basal acid output
9
Q
bas
A
basophils
10
Q
BBB
A
blood-brain barrier; bundle branch block
11
Q
BBT
A
basal body temperature
12
Q
BC
A
bone conduction
13
Q
BCC
A
basal cell carcinoma
14
Q
BD
A
bronchodilator
15
Q
BDT
A
bone density testing
16
Q
BE
A
barium enema; below elbow
17
Q
BEAM
A
brain electrical activity map
18
Q
BED
A
binge eating disorder
19
Q
BFP
A
biologic false positive
20
Q
bid, b.i.d.
A
bis in die; twice a day
21
Q
BID
A
brought in dead
22
Q
BIL, Bil, Bili
A
bilirubin
23
Q
bil
A
bilateral
24
Q
BIN, bin
A
twice a night
25
BK
below knee
26
BKA
below-knee amputation
27
Bld
blood
28
BM
bone marrow; bowel movement
29
BMB
bone marrow biopsy
30
BMD
Becker?s muscular dystrophy; bone mineral density
31
BMI
body mass index
32
BMR
basal metabolic rate
33
BMT
barium meal test; bone marrow transplant
34
BNO
bladder neck obstruction
35
BNR
bladder neck resection
36
BOM
bilateral otitis media
37
BP
Bell?s palsy; bedpan; bathroom privileges; blood pressure
38
BPD
borderline personality disorder
39
BPH
benign prostatic hyperplasia; benignprostatic hypertrophy
40
BPM, bpm
beats per minute, breaths per minute
41
BP&P
blood pressure and pulse
42
BPPV
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
43
Br
bed rest; chronic bronchitis
44
BRBPR
bright red blood per rectum
45
BRO, Bronch
bronchoscope; bronchoscopy
46
BRP
bathroom privileges
47
BS
blood sugar; bowel sounds; breathsounds
48
BSE
breast self-examination
49
BSO
bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
50
BT
bleeding time
51
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
52
BV
bacterial vaginosis; blood volume
53
Bx, bx
biopsy
