List of medical abbreviations: B

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Abbreviation Meaning
Bxbiopsy
Babarium
BACblood alcohol content
BADBipolar affective disorder
BADLsBasic ADLs
basic activities of daily living
BALbronchoalveolar lavage
British anti-Lewisite
blood alcohol level
BAObasic acid output
BATbrown adipose tissue
BAVbicuspid aortic valve
BBAbilateral breast augmentation
BBBblood–brain barrier
BBB Lleft bundle branch block
BBB Rright bundle branch block
BBPSBoston Bowel Preparation Scale
BBTbasal body temperature
BCbone conduction
blood culture
BCCbasal cell carcinoma
blind carbon copy
BCGbacille Calmette–Guérin (a tuberculosis vaccination)
BCPbirth control pill
BCPblood chemistry profile
BCX
BCx
blood culture
BDRBackground Diabetic Retinopathy
BBMF"bone break, me fix" (orthopedic consent form)
BDbipolar disorder
twice a day (from Latin bis in die)
BDDbody dysmorphic disorder
BDIBeck Depression Inventory
BEbarium enema
base excess
BEAMA type of high-dose chemotherapy used to treat lymphoma prior to a stem cell transplant
BEPbleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin (chemotherapy regimen)
BFPbundle forming pilus
BGblood glucose
BGATblood glucose awareness training (to help patients with diabetic hypoglycemia)
BGLblood glucose level
BIBbrought in by
BIBAbrought in by ambulance
BID
bid
b.i.d.
twice a day (from Latin bis in die)
Bilat eqbilaterally equal
BiPAPbilevel positive airway pressure
BISBispectral index
BiVADbilateral ventricular assist device (left and right)
BKbradykinin
BKAbelow-the-knee amputation
b/lbilateral
BLBurkitt's lymphoma
bl.cultblood culture
bldblood
BLEBilateral Lower Extremity (in/on both legs).
BLSbasic life support
BMbone marrow
bowel movement
breast milk
Capillary blood glucose (British medical colloquialism originating from Boehringer Mannheim, a manufacturer of early glucose meters, today a part of Boehringer Ingelheim.)
BMBxBone marrow biopsy
BMCbone mineral content
BMDbone mineral density (also termed bone mass measurement)
BMIbody mass index
BMPbasic metabolic panel
BMRbasal metabolic rate
BMSBare-metal stent
BMTbone marrow transplantation
BNObowel not open
BNPbrain natriuretic peptide
BObowel open
B/Obecause of
BOAborn out of asepsis
BOIborn on island (i.e. a local patient)
BOLTBilateral Orthotopic Lung Transplant
BOMbilateral otitis media
BOOPbronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia
BPblood pressure
British Pharmacopoeia
BPADbipolar affective disorder
BPCAbest pharmaceuticals for children act
BPDbiparietal diameter
borderline personality disorder
bronchopulmonary dysplasia
BPHbenign prostatic hyperplasia/benign prostatic hypertrophy
BPMbeats per minute
BPPbiophysical profile
BPPVbenign paroxysmal positional vertigo
BPSDBehavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
BRbedrest
bathroom
BRAbilateral renal agenesis
BRATThe BRAT diet: bananas, rice, applesauce, toast (helps digestion in some GI disorders)
BRATYanother version of the BRAT diet: bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, yogurt (helps digestion in some GI disorders)
BRBbright red blood (color is important as an indicator of source, for example in gastrointestinal bleeding)
BRBPRbright 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)
BRPbathroom privileges
BRTOBalloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration
BRVOBranch retinal vein occlusion
BSbreath
breath sound
bowel sounds (on auscultation using a stethoscope)
blood sugar

body secretions

BS x 4 quadsbowel signs in all 4 quadrants (also sometimes "BS + all 4 quads")
BSxB-symptoms
BSAbody surface area
bovine serum albumin
BSCbedside commode
BSEbovine spongiform encephalopathy
breast self-examination
BSLblood sugar level
BSObilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
BSPbromsulphthalein
BSUBartholin, Skene and urethra (glands)
BTbleeding time
brachytherapy
BTBbreakthrough bleeding of menstrual period
BTLbilateral tubal ligation
BTPbreakthrough pain
BTTbridge to transplantation
BUNblood urea nitrogen
BVbacterial vaginosis
BVMbag valve mask (Ambu bag)
BVPbiventricular pacing (see artificial pacemaker)
bleomycin, vincristine, and cisplatin (chemotherapy regimen)
BWblood work (blood tests)
birth weight
Bxbiopsy
BZDsbenzodiazepines
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