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B

Black

B12

Vitamin B12

Ba

barium

BAD

bacterial antigen detection

BaE

barium enema

baso

basophil

BBB

bundle branch block 

BC

birth control

BC/BS

Blue Cross/Blue Shield

BCP

birth control pills

BD

Base Deficit

BDI

Beck Depression Inventory

BE

Base Excess

BEE

Basal Expenditure Energy

BF

biofeedback

BFR

blood filtration/flow rate

BHC

Behavioral Health Care

BHCG

beta human chorionic gonadotropin

BHS

Beck Hopelessness Scale

bid or BID

[L. bis in die]  twice a day

bital

bilateral

bili

bilirubin

bili, IND

bilirubin, indirect

BK

below knee

BKA

below knee amputation

BM

bowel movement

BMP

Basic Metabolic Panel

BMR

basal metabolic rate

BOM

bilateral otis media

BOOP

bronchiolitis obliterans-organizing pneumonia

BOS  

Behavioral Observation Audiometry

BP

blood pressure

BPD

bronchopulmonary dysplasia

BPH

benign prostatic hypertrophy

BPM

beats per minute; breaths per minute

BPP

biophysical profile

BR

bathroom

BRAT diet

bananas, rice cereal, applesauce and toast

BRP

bathroom privileges

BS

blood sugar

BSA

body surface area

BSC

bedside commode

BSO

Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

BSOM

bilateral serous otitis media

BTB

beat-to-beat

BTD

blocked tear duct

BTL

bilateral tubal ligation

BUN

blood urea nitrogen 

BUS

Bartholin's, urethral, Skene's (glands)

BVM  

bag, valve, mask

BW

birth weight

bx

Biopsy