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Medical Abbreviations & Terms (cont.)  Ad lib: At liberty. For
example, a patient may be permitted to move out of bed freely
and orders would, therefore, be for activities to be ad lib.
AKA: Above the knee amputation.  Anuric: Not producing urine. A
person who is anuric is often critical and may require dialysis.
b.i.d.: Twice daily. As in taking a medicine twice daily.
Bandemia: Slang for elevated level of band forms of white blood
cells.  Bibasilar: At the bases of both lungs. For example,
someone with a pneumonia in both lungs might have abnormal
bibasilar breath sounds.  BKA: Below the knee amputation.  BMP:
Basic metabolic panel. Electrolytes (potassium, sodium, carbon
dioxide, and chloride) and creatinine and glucose.  BP: Blood
pressure. Blood pressure is recorded as part of the physical
examination. It is one of the "vital signs."  BSO: Bilateral
salpingo-oophorectomy. A BSO is