B

BA – barium

BAL – bronchoalveolar lavage

Baso – basophils

BB – bed bath

BBB – bundle branch block

BBL – bed bath, and linen changed

BC – blood culture

BCPI – bundled payment for care improvement

BD, BID – twice daily

Benzo – benzodiazepine

BERT – behavioral emergency response team

Bilat – bilateral

BiPAP – bilevel positive airway pressure

BKA – below-the-knee amputation

BLE – bilateral lower extremities

BLS – basic life support

BM – bowel movement

BMD – bone mineral density

BMI – body mass index

BMP – basic metabolic panel

BMR – basal metabolic rate

BON – Board of Nursing

BP – blood pressure

BPH – benign prostatic hyperplasia

BPM – beats per minute

BR – bedrest, bathroom

brady – bradycardia

Bradycardia – slow heart rate

Bradypnea – slow breathing

Bronch – bronchoscopy

Bronchitis – chest infection

BRBPR – bright red blood per rectum

BRP – bathroom privileges

BS – blood sugar, bedside, bowel sounds

BSC – bedside commode

BT – bleeding time

BTP – breakthrough pain

BU – Burn unit

BUE – bilateral upper extremities

BUN – blood urea nitrogen

BX – biopsy