What does the medical term BO mean?
In some cases, the abbreviation BO may have a few different meanings. However, what is the medical abbreviation BO?
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What is BO medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, the BO medical term mean bowel obstruction; body odor.
BO: bowel obstruction; body odor
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| BRAO | Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion |
| CFR | Certified First Responder; child fatality review; Code of Federal Regulations; case fatality ratio |
| CHO | carbohydrate |
| CMHC | community mental health center |
| CNE | chronic nervous exhaustion |
| CRPS | complex regional pain syndrome |
| CTO | clinical trial outline |
| DIPJ | distal interphalangeal joint |
| ETS | environmental tobacco smoke (exposure) |
| EWCL | Extended Wear Contact Lens |
| FQHC | federally qualified healthcare; federally qualified health center |
| FTA-ABS | fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption |
| GHB | gamma hydroxybutyrate |
| H2 | Histamine 2 |
| HCO3 | bicarbonate |
| HSM | Holo-Systolic Murmur; also Hepato-Splenomegaly |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| LCSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
| LND | Lymph Node Dissection |
| LOA | Lysis Of Adhesions |
| LOM | loss/limitation of motion |
| MDI | metered dose inhaler |
| MMA | methylmalonic acid |
| NL | normal |
| NSC | national safety council |
| OPV | oral polio vaccine |
| Ophth | ophthalmology; ophthalmoscope |
| PRBCs | Packed Red Blood Cells |
| PRVC | pressure regulated volume control |
| Paco2 | partial pressure of carbon dioxide in alveolar gas |
| Peds | pediatrics |
| RTI | reverse transcriptase inhibitors; respiratory tract infection |
| SGPT | serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase |
| SPECT | single-photon emission computed tomography |
| SUD | single-use device; substance use disorder; sudden unexpected death |
| SUI | stress urinary incontinence |
| SV | stroke volume; supraventricular |
| T.A.T. | toxin-antitoxin |
| TUIP | transurethral incision of the prostate |
| VLDL | very low density lipoprotein |
| VZIG | varicella zoster immune globulin |
| WAIS | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale |
| bicarb | (Sodium) bicarbonate |
| glut max | gluteus maximus |
| int | intermittent; internal |
| pM | picomolar |
| perm | permanent |
| qh | every hour |
| ref | refuse(d); referral/refer |
| t.d.s. | to be taken three times daily |
