bld BLS BMC BMD BMI BMP BMR BMT BNF BNP BOA BOI BOOP BP BP BPAD BPD BPD BPH BPM BPPV BRAT BRATY BRP BRBPR BS BS BSE BSE BSL BSP BUN BV Bx Blood

Basic Life Support Bone mass content

Bone mineral density (also termed bone mass measurement) Body mass index

Blood Metabolic Profile Basal metabolic rate

Bone marrow transplantation British National Formulary Brain natriuretic peptide Born out of Asepsis

Born on island, ie. a local patient.

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia Blood pressure Bipolar disorder

Bipolar Affective Disorder Bi-Parietal Diameter

Borderline personality disorder Benign prostatic hyperplasia Beats per minute

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, (dry) Toast: acronym for bland diet

Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, (dry) Toast, Yogurt: acronym for bland diet for children Bathroom Privileges

Bright red blood per rectum

Breath or Bowel sounds on auscultation with stethoscope Blood Sugar

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Breast self-examination Blood Sugar Level Bromsulphthalein Blood urea nitrogen Bacterial vaginosis Biopsy [edit] C c

(c with a bar over it) with, from Latin, cum

CABG CAD CAG cAMP CA Ca CADASIL CAH CAH CAT CAPD CBC CC CCF CCK CEA CF cGMP ChE CHD CHE CHF CI CJD CK CKD CLL CML CMML CMS CMV CNS COAD COLD COPD CO

CO, C/O Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery. Pronounced \Coronary artery disease Coronary Artery Graft

cyclic adenosine monophosphate Carcinoma, Cancer Calcium

Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy Chronic Active Hepatitis

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia Computed axial tomography

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis Complete Blood Count

Cubic centimenter, or Chief Complaint Congestive cardiac failure Cholecystokinin

Carcinoembryonic antigen Cystic fibrosis

Cyclic guanosine monophosphate Cholinesterase

Coronary heart disease Cholinesterase

Congestive heart failure Confidence interval

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Creatine kinase

Chronic kidney disease

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Chronic myelogenous leukemia also called Chronic myeloid leukaemia

Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia Chronic mountain sickness Cytomegalovirus

Central nervous system

Chronic obstructive airways disease Chronic obstructive lung disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Cardiac output Complains Of...

CO CO2 COX-1 COX-2 CP CP CPAP CPK CPR CREST CRF CRF CRH CRI CRP CR CS CsA CSF CT CTX CVA CVC CVD CVP CVS CVID Cx CXR Carbon monoxide Carbon dioxide Cyclooxygenase 1 Cyclooxygenase 2 cerebral palsy Chest Pain

Continuous positive airway pressure Creatine phosphokinase

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Calcinosis Raynaud Esophagus Sclerosis Teleangiectasiae Chronic renal failure

Corticotropin-releasing factor Corticotropin-releasing hormone Chronic renal insufficiency C-reactive protein Complete remission Caesarean section Ciclosporin A

Cerebrospinal fluid

computed axial tomography

ceftriaxone, a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic Cerebrovascular accident Central venous catheter Cardiovascular disease Central venous pressure Chorionic villus sampling

Common variable immunodeficiency Microbiological culture Chest X-ray

[edit] D DA DBP D&C DCBE DCM DDD DDx DEXA

Dopamine

Diastolic blood pressure Dilatation and curettage Double Contrast Barium Enema Dilated cardiomyopathy Daily Defined Doses Differential diagnosis

Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry

DHE DHEA-S DIB DIC DIP

DiPerTe DiTe DJD DKA DPT DM DNA DNI DNR DNAR DOA DOB DOE DOSS DT DTP DUB DVT Dx Dihydoergotamine

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate Dead in Bed

Disseminated intravascular coagulation Distal interphalangeal joint Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus Diphtheria Tetanus

Degenerative Joint Disease Diabetic Keto-Acidosis

Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus Diabetes Mellitus

Deoxyribonucleic acid Do Not Intubate Do Not Resuscitate

Do Not Attempt Resusciatation Dead on arrival Date of birth

Dyspnea on exertion

Docusate sodium; from the chemical name dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate

Diphtheria Tetanus

Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Dysfunctional uterine bleeding Deep vein thrombosis Diagnosis [edit] E E E EACA EBM EBM EBV EC ECG ECMO ED ED ED

Ecstacy

Electrolytes

Epsilon-aminocaproic acid Evidence-based medicine Expressed Breast Milk Epstein-Barr virus Enterically Coated Electrocardiogram

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Emergency department Erectile Dysfunction Ectodermal dysplasia