\nbariatric surgery<\/b> – area of surgery including procedures performed to cause weight loss<\/p>\n
bifid<\/b> – this means a body part or tissue has cleft into two parts or branches.<\/p>\n
bile<\/b> – substance made in the liver, stored in the gallbladder and secreted into the duodenum when a person eats. It aids in digestion of fats.<\/p>\n
BKA<\/b> – below knee amputation.<\/p>\n
bleph<\/b> – see blepharoplasty.<\/p>\n
blepharoplasty<\/b> – surgery on the eyelids; usual meaning is for a cosmetic improvement.<\/p>\n
blood gas<\/b> – see ABG above.<\/p>\n
BNP<\/b> – brain naturietic peptide.<\/p>\n
B and O<\/b> – belladonna and opium suppository; given for bladder spasms.<\/p>\n
brady’ed down<\/b> – slang for patient developing bradycardia<\/p>\n
bradycardia<\/b> – a slow heartbeat. In adults this means a rate of less than 60 beats per minute.<\/p>\n
BRBPR<\/b> – bright red blood per rectum; a sign most commonly of bleeding from the lower gastrointestinal tract.<\/p>\n
bursa<\/b> – sac-like structure filled with thick fluid that prevents certain tissues from rubbing against each other.
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