Medical Abbreviations: B

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BAC	bacteria
	bacterial adherent colony
	bacterial antigen complex
	blood alcohol concentration
	buccoaxiocervical
bact	bacteria
	bacterial
BAD	biological aerosol detection
	British Association of Dermatologists
BAI	basilar artery insufficiency
BAIT	bacterial automated identification technique
BAL	blood alcohol level
	bronchoalveolar lavage
BALT	bronchus associated lymphoid tissue
BAND	band neutrophil
BAPI	barley alkaline protease inhibitor
BBB	blood brain barrier
	bundle branch block
BCD	basal cell dysplasia
BCG	bacille Calmette - Guerin vaccine
	bilateral cystogram
BE	barium enema
BEE	basal energy expenditure
BID	twice a day
BIH	benign intracranial hypertension
BKA	below the knee amputation
BM	bone marrow or bowel movement
BMI	body mass index
BMR	basal metabolic rate
BOM	bilateral otitis media
BP	bathroom privileges
	bedpan
	Bell’s palsy
	bipolar
	birthplace
	blood pressure
	bronchopulmonary
	bullous pemphigoid
BPH	benign prostatic hypertrophy
BPM	beats per minute
BRBPR	bright red blood per rectum
BRP	bathroom priviledges
BS	bowel sounds
	breath sounds
BSE	Breast-self examination
BUN	blood urea nitrogen
BW	body weight
Bx	biopsy
BZ	benzodiazepine