medical encyclopedia
| Abbrev. | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bx | Biopsy |
| Ba | Barium |
| BAC | Blood alcohol content |
| BAL | Bronchoalveolar lavage British anti-Lewisite Blood alcohol level |
| BAO | Basic acid output |
| BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
| BBB | Blood brain barrier |
| BBB L | Left bundle branch block |
| BBB R | Right bundle branch block |
| BC | Bone conduction Blood culture |
| BCC | Basal cell carcinoma Blind carbon copy |
| BCG | Bacille Calmette-Guerin (a tuberculosis vaccination) |
| BCP | Birth control pill |
| BCX BCx | Blood culture |
| BBMF | "Bone break, me fix" (orthopedic consent form) |
| BD | Bipolar disorder Twice a day (from Latin bis in die) |
| BDD | Body dysmorphic disorder |
| BDI | Beck Depression Inventory |
| BE | Barium enema Base excess |
| BFP | Bundle forming pilus |
| BGAT | Blood Glucose Awareness Training (to help patients with diabetic hypoglycemia) |
| BGL | Blood glucose level |
| BIB | Brought in by |
| BIBA | Brought in by ambulance |
| BID bid b.i.d. | Twice a day (from Latin bis in die) |
| Bilat eq | Bilaterally equal |
| BiPAP | Bilevel positive airway pressure |
| BiVAD | Bilateral ventricular assist device (left and right) |
| BK | Bradykinin |
| BKA | Below-the-knee amputation |
| bl.cult | Blood culture |
| bld | Blood |
| BLS | Basic life support |
| BM | Bowel movement |
| BMC | Bone mineral content |
| BMD | Bone mineral density (also termed bone mass measurement) |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BMP | Blood metabolic profile |
| BMR | Basal metabolic rate |
| BMT | Bone marrow transplantation |
| BNO | Bowel not open |
| BNP | Brain natriuretic peptide |
| BO | Bowel open |
| B/O | Because of |
| BOA | Born out of asepsis |
| BOI | Born on island (i.e., a local patient) |
| BOM | Bilateral otitis media |
| BOOP | Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia |
| BP | Blood pressure Bipolar disorder |
| BPAD | Bipolar affective disorder |
| BPD | Biparietal diameter Borderline personality disorder Bronchopulmonary dysplasia |
| BPH | Benign prostatic hyperplasia aka benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| BPM | Beats per minute |
| BPPV | Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo |
| BR | Bedrest Bathroom |
| BRA | Bilateral renal agenesis |
| BRAT | The BRAT diet: bananas, rice, applesauce, (dry) toast (helps digestion in some GI disorders) |
| BRATY | Another version of the BRAT diet: bananas, rice, applesauce, (dry) toast, yogurt (helps digestion in some GI disorders) |
| BRB | Bright red blood (color is important as an indicator of source, for example in gastrointestinal bleeding) |
| BRBPR | Bright red blood per rectum |
| BRCA1 (gene) BRCA1 (protein) | Breast cancer 1 (a human gene and its protein) |
| BRCA2 (gene) BRCA2 (protein) | Breast cancer 2 (a human gene and its protein) |
| BRP | Bathroom privileges |
| BS | Breath Breath sound Bowel sounds on auscultation with stethoscope Blood sugar |
| BSA | Body surface area |
| BSC | Bedside commode |
| BSE | Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Breast self-examination |
| BSL | Blood sugar level |
| BSP | Bromsulphthalein |
| BT | Bleeding time |
| BTL | Bilateral tubal ligation |
| BTP | Breakthrough pain |
| BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
| BV | Bacterial vaginosis |
| BVP | Biventricular pacing (see artificial pacemaker) |
| Bx | Biopsy |
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