B - Abbreviations Flashcards
(25 cards)
1
Q
Ba
A
barium
2
Q
BAL
A
Bronchoalveolar lavage
3
Q
bands
A
immature white blood cells
4
Q
baso
A
basophils
5
Q
BBB
A
bundle branch block
6
Q
BC
A
bone conduction
7
Q
B cells
A
lymphocytes produced in bone marrow
8
Q
BE
A
barium enema
9
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice a day (bis in die)
10
Q
BKA
A
below knee amputation
11
Q
B/L
A
Bilaterally
12
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
13
Q
BMR
A
basal metabolic rate
14
Q
BMT
A
bone marrow transplant
15
Q
BP, B/P
A
blood pressure
16
Q
BPH
A
benign prostatic hyperplasia (hypertrophy)
17
Q
BRBPR
A
bright red blood per rectum (hematochezia)
18
Q
bs
A
blood sugar; breath sound(s)
19
Q
BSE
A
breast self-examination
20
Q
BSO
A
bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
21
Q
BSP
A
bromsulphalein (dye used in liver function testing; dye retention indications liver damage/disease)
22
Q
BT
A
bleeding time
23
Q
BUN
A
blood urea nitrogen
24
Q
BW, bw
A
birth weight
25
Bx, BX
biopsy
