| BFB | biological feedback; bronchial foreign body |
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| BH | base hospital; benzalkonium and heparin; bill of health; birth history; Bishop-Harman [instruments];... |
| BHR | basal heart rate; benign hypertrophic prostatitis; bronchial hyperreactivity |
| BL | Barre-Lieou [syndrome]; basal lamina; baseline; Bessey-Lowry [unit]; black light; bladder; bleeding;... |
| BLN | bronchial lymph node |
| central pneumonia | A form of pneumonia in which exudation is confined for a time to the central portion of a lobe or the hilar region. Synonym: core pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chemical pneumonia | <chest medicine> Pneumonia caused by the inhalation of a toxic gas, such as phosgene or chlorine. (05 Jan 1998) |
| rheumatic pneumonia | Pneumonia rarely occurring in severe acute rheumatic fever, even when the disease was common; consolidation occurs, the lungs being of a rubbery consistency, with fibrin exudate and small haemorrhages, as well as oedema from left ventrical failure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chlamydia pneumonia | <radiology> Chlamydia trachomatis, obligate intracellular parasite, features of both bacteria and viruses, infection during delivery (previous conjunctivitis or rhinitis), onset of symptoms at 6 weeks (range = 4 to 12 weeks) findings: hyperaeration, linear and reticulonodular densities, scattered symmetrically throughout both lungs, peribronchial cuffing (12 Dec 1998) |
| metastatic pneumonia | A purulent inflammation in the lungs due to infected emboli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chronic eosinophilic pneumonia | <radiology> Idiopathic, associated with allergies and desensitization, variant of Loeffler pneumonia, treatment: corticosteroids Findings: reverse pulmonary oedema pattern (= Loeffler's), areas of consolidation persists (days to weeks) see: eosinophilic lung disease (12 Dec 1998) |
| round pneumonia | <radiology> Kids, the usual bacteria (especially pneumococcus), adults, almost always associated with immune deficiency, predominantly fungal, especially Aspergillus (12 Dec 1998) |
| chronic pneumonia | Vague or indefinite term for long-standing inflammation of pulmonary tissue of any aetiology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| migratory pneumonia | A form of pneumonia in which successive areas of the lung are affected; may occur in bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Synonym: wandering pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| walking pneumonia | <chest medicine> A term used to describe Mycoplasmal pneumonia. most commonly affects those under 40 years of age and is commonly spread in families or closed populations. Symptoms include headache, muscle aches, fever, cough, chest pain, sore throat and rashes (in some individuals). Treatment is with antibiotics (for example erythromycin) (27 Sep 1997) |
| wandering pneumonia | A form of pneumonia in which successive areas of the lung are affected; may occur in bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Synonym: wandering pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| moniliasis pneumonia | Pneumonia due to species of Candida, usually C. Albicans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pittsburgh pneumonia | A variant of Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella micdadei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pittsburgh pneumonia agent | A species that causes Pittsburgh pneumonia, a variant of Legionnaires' disease. Accounts for approximately 60% of Legionella pneumonias other than those caused by Legionella pneumophila. Synonym: Pittsburgh pneumonia agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plague pneumonia | A rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of plague in which there are areas of pulmonary consolidation, with chill, pain in the side, bloody expectoration, and high fever. Synonym: plague pneumonia, pulmonic plague. (05 Mar 2000) |