ABPM

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ABPM (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) Initialism of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
    Coordinate term: HBPM
    • 2011 February 22, Ben Quinn, “Blood pressure testing faces overhaul to reduce misdiagnosis”, in The Guardian[1]:
      The Nice guidelines stipulate that if blood pressure measurements taken during a consultation are 140/90mmHg or higher then extra confirmation should be obtained with either ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), or home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM).