1
Q
B
A
bacillus / bath / blood
2
Q
BCC
A
basal cell carcinoma
3
Q
BK
A
below knee
4
Q
BKA
A
below knee amputation
5
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
6
Q
BMD
A
bone mineral density
7
Q
BMI
A
body mass index
8
Q
BMR
A
basal metabolic rate
9
Q
BNO
A
bowels not opened
10
Q
BOO
A
bladder outlet obstruction
11
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
12
Q
BPH
A
benign prostatic hypertrophy
13
Q
BPM
A
beats per minute
14
Q
Br
A
breech (pregnancy)
15
Q
BR
A
bed rest
16
Q
BS
A
bowel sounds / breath sounds / blood sugar
17
Q
BSL
A
blood sugar level
18
Q
BT
A
bleeding time
19
Q
BW
A
birth weight / body weight / bi-weekly
20
Q
Bx
A
biopsy
21
Q
// bars
A
parallel bars
22
Q
BAD
A
bipolar affective disorder
23
Q
BAL
A
blood alcohol level
24
Q
BAw
A
breast awareness
25
BC
blood culture
26
b.d.
twice a day
27
BE
barium enema
28
BEA
below elbow amputation
29
B/F
breast feeding
30
BFP
biological false positive
31
b/g
background
32
BGL
blood glucose level
33
Bi
bisexual
34
BIBA
brought in by ambulance
35
BM
bone marrow
36
B/O
baby of
37
BSA
body surface area
38
BTB
break through bleeding
39
BW
birth weight
