Mohs surgery. Mohs surgery, developed in 1938 by a general surgeon, Frederic E. Mohs, is microscopically controlled surgery used to treat common types of skin cancer. During the surgery, after each removal of tissue and while the patient waits, the tissue is examined for cancer cells.
ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), the recording of a patient's blood pressure at regular intervals under normal living and working conditions. Ambulatory blood Pressure monitoring & Treatment of Hypertension. 2  Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring and Treatment of Hypertension. 3  Ambulatory Cardiac Unit. 4  ambulatory care.
High blood pressure (hypertension) is defined as systolic blood pressure -- the top number -- averaging 140 mmHg or greater, and/or diastolic blood pressure -- the bottom number -- averaging 90 mmHg or greater. The systolic pressure is the pressure of blood in the vessels when the heart contracts.