Medical Abbreviations With B

medical abbreviations with b

As you start your journey through medical school, you’ll quickly become familiar with a myriad of medical abbreviations. These acronyms and abbreviations can seem like Greek at first, but with a little practice, they’ll become second nature. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at one of the most common medical abbreviations: b. By understanding what b stands for, you’ll be able to communicate better with your fellow physicians and improve your comprehension of medical texts. So without further ado, let’s take a look at the meaning of “b.”

Medical Abbreviations With B

BD	bipolar disorder
Bx	biopsy
BCC	basal cell carcinoma
BDS	two times a day
BC	bone conduction
BAO	basic acid output
BAD	Bipolar affective disorder
BCX	blood culture
BCP	blood chemistry profile
BAT	brown adipose tissue
BCG	bacille Calmette–Guérin
BBMF	“bone break, me fix”
Ba	barium
BAC	blood alcohol content
BBA	bilateral breast augmentation
BDD	body dysmorphic disorder
BBPS	Boston Bowel Preparation Scale
BBB	blood–brain barrier
BDR	Background Diabetic Retinopathy
BBB L	left bundle branch block
BADLs	basic activities of daily living
BDI	Beck Depression Inventory
BBB R	right bundle branch block
BCP	birth control pill
BAL	bronchoalveolar lavage
BBT	basal body temperature
BAV	bicuspid aortic valve

medical abbreviations b

BE	barium enema
BEAM	A type of high-dose chemotherapy used to treat lymphoma prior to a stem cell transplant
BEP	bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin
BF	breastfeeding
BFP	bundle forming pilus
BG	blood glucose
BGAT	blood glucose awareness training
BGL	blood glucose level
BIB	brought in by
BIBA	brought in by ambulance
BID	twice a day

Bilat eq	bilaterally equal
BiPAP	bilevel positive airway pressure
BIS	Bispectral index
BiVAD	bilateral ventricular assist device
BK	bradykinin
BKA	below-the-knee amputation
b/l	bilateral
BL	Burkitt’s lymphoma
bl.cult	blood culture
bld	blood
BLE	Bilateral Lower Extremity
BLS	basic life support
BM	bone marrow
BMBx	Bone marrow biopsy
BMC	bone mineral content
BMD	bone mineral density
BMI	body mass index
BMP	basic metabolic panel
BMR	basal metabolic rate
BMS	Bare-metal stent
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
BOLT	Bilateral Orthotopic Lung Transplant
BOM	bilateral otitis media
BOOP	bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia
BP	blood pressure

BPAD	bipolar affective disorder
BPCA	best pharmaceuticals for children act
BPD	biparietal diameter
BPH	benign prostatic hyperplasia
BPM	beats per minute
BPP	biophysical profile
BPPV	benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
BPSD	Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
BR	bedrest
BRA	bilateral renal agenesis
BRAT	The BRAT diet: bananas, rice, applesauce, toast
BRATY	bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, yogurt
BRB	bright red blood
BRBPR	bright red blood per rectum
BRCA1	breast cancer 1
BRCA2	breast cancer 2
BRP	bathroom privileges
BRTO	Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration
BRVO	Branch retinal vein occlusion
BS	Barium Swallow
BS x 4 quads	bowel signs in all 4 quadrants
BSx	B-symptoms
BSA	body surface area
BSC	bedside commode
BSE	bovine spongiform encephalopathy
BSL	blood sugar level
BSO	bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
BSP	bromsulphthalein

BSU	Bartholin, Skene and urethra
BT	bleeding time
BTB	breakthrough bleeding of menstrual period
BTL	bilateral tubal ligation
BTP	breakthrough pain
BTT	bridge to transplantation
BUN	blood urea nitrogen
BV	bacterial vaginosis
BVM	bag valve mask
BVP	biventricular pacing
BW	blood work
Bx	biopsy
BZDs	benzodiazepines