What is the meaning of the medical term BMR?
Sometime, there may be more than one meaning of BMR abbreviation. However, what is the meaning of the BMR medical abbreviation?
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What does BMR medical abbreviation stand for?
In science & medicine, the medical abbreviation BMR stands for basal metabolic rate.
BMR: basal metabolic rate
Related Medical Abbreviations
BBT | basal body temperature |
BG | blood glucose; basal ganglia |
BH | behavioral health |
BVT | bilateral ventilation tube(s) |
CGN | chronic glomerulonephritis |
CMT | Cervical Motion Tenderness; Charcot Marie Tooth |
DAT | diet as tolerated |
DP | Dorsalis Pedis |
DR | Diabetic Retinopathy |
ECLAM | European Consensus Lupus Activity Measure |
EDD | estimated date of discharge; estimated due date; expected date of delivery |
EH | employee health |
EMC | electromagnetic compatibility |
F/B | Followed By |
FCB | fibrocystic breast |
FMS | fibromyalgia syndrome; full mouth series |
FOC | fronto-occipital circumference |
FOUO | for official use only |
FSBS | finger stick blood glucose/sugar |
GBM | Glioblastoma Multiforme |
GSW | Gun Shot Wound |
IPJ | interphalangeal joint |
LCM | left costal margin |
LUL | Left Upper Lobe; also Left Upper Lid |
M/Hx | medical history |
MERT | medical emergency response team |
MODY | maturity-onset diabetes of the young |
MVV | maximum voluntary ventilation; maximum ventilatory volume |
NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
NKHG | nonketotic hyperglycinemia |
OME | otitis media with effusion |
P-Thal | Persantine Thallium |
PASG | pneumatic anti-shock garments |
PCI | Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
PEFR | peak expiratory flow rate |
PSO | patient services office |
PTC | points to consider; plasma thromboplastin component; percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography; papillary thyroid cancer |
PVE | prosthetic valve endocarditis |
PVP | polyvinylpyrrolidone |
RN-C | Registered Nurse-Certified (by ANCC) |
ROT | right occiput transverse |
RXT | exotropia (right) |
SIVP | slow intravenous push |
TC&DB | turn, cough, and deep breath |
TKO | to keep open (intravenous) |
TPPA | treponema pallidum particle agglutination (assay) |
cGy | centigray |
cert | certified, certificate |
cysto | cystoscopy |
p.r.n. | As needed. So that it is not always done, but done only when the situation calls for it (or example, taking a pain medication only when having pain and not without pain). |
pks | packs |