HBPM

English

Noun

HBPM (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Initialism of home blood pressure monitoring.

   Coordinate term: ABPM

   • 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).