Abbreviations - GE B20 User Manual

Abbreviations

/min beats per minute, breaths per minute
°C Celsius degree
°F Fahrenheit degree
µg microgram
A alveolar
A arm (describing location)
a arterial
a/AO2 arterio-alveolar PO
AA anesthetic agent
AaDO2 alveolo-arterial oxygen difference
AAMI Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation
ABG arterial blood gases
ABP arterial pressure
ADU Anesthesia Delivery Unit
AEP auditory evoked potential
AirW airway temperature
Alpha, Al alpha frequency band
AM Anesthesia Monitor
Amp amplitude
Ant. anterior
APN apnea
Arrh. arrhythmia
Art arterial pressure
ASY asystole
ATMP atmospheric pressure
ATPD atmospheric/ambient temperature and pressure,
dry gas
ATPS ambient temperature and pressure, saturated
gas
aw airway
AV atrioventricular
aVF left foot augmented lead
Avg. average
aVL left arm augmented lead
aVR right arm augmented lead
Axil axillatory temperature
ratio
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BAEP brainstem auditory evoked potential
Bal balance gas
bar 1 atmosphere
Beta, BE beta frequency band
Bigem. bigeminy
BIS bispectral index
Blad bladder temperature
Blood blood temperature (C.O. measurement)
Body body temperature
BP blood pressure
Brady bradycardia
BSA body surface area
BSR burst suppression ratio
B-TO-B beat-to-beat
BTPS body temperature and pressure, saturated gas
c calculated/derived value
C chest
C(a-v)O2 arteriovenous oxygen content difference
C.I. cardiac index
C.O. cardiac output
cal. calibration
Calc calculated/derived value
Calcs calculations
CAM Compact Anesthesia Monitor
CaO2 arterial oxygen content
Casc. cascaded (ECG)
cc cubic centimeter
CCCM Compact Critical Care Monitor
CCM Critical Care Monitor
CCO continuous cardiac output
CcO2 capillary oxygen content
CCU cardiac (coronary) care unit
CEL Celsius degree
CISPR International Special Committee on Radio
Interference
CFI Cardiac Function Index
cmH2O centimeter of water
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