| APM | Academy of Parapsychology and Medicine; Academy of Physical Medicine; Academy of Psychosomatic Medic... |
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| ARMS | adverse reaction monitoring system; amplification refractory mutation system |
| BEAM | brain electrical activity monitoring |
| BGM | bedside glucose monitoring |
| BM | Bachelor of Medicine; barium meal; basal medium; basal metabolism; basement membrane; basilar membra... |
| uterine monitoring | Measurement or recording of contraction activity of the uterine muscle. It is used to determine progress of labour and assess status of pregnancy. It is also used in conjunction with foetal monitoring to determine foetal response to stress of maternal uterine contractions. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| foetal monitoring | Physiologic or biochemical monitoring of the foetus. It is usually done during labour and may be performed in conjunction with the monitoring of uterine activity. It may also be performed prenatally as when the mother is undergoing surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |