166 Glossary
Manual 41018v0800 SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System
Revision B Operator’s Manual
KVO Keep Vein Open: A minimal but continuous flow rate of fluid at the completion of an
infusion to keep the vein open.
LEAP Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol
LED Light Emitting Diode
Li-Ion Lithium-Ion
Linked Drug Drugs that have exactly the same parameters and are used by two or more Care
Areas.
Loading Dose A higher initial dose of a drug that is delivered over a set duration of time at the
beginning of a continuous infusion.
LVP Pump Large Volume Parenteral Pump.
m
2
Square Meter; units for representing Body Surface Area (BSA)
mA
milli-Amps; 1/1000 (10
-3
) of an amp
MAC Address Media Access Control Address. A 6 byte, 12 hex character, unique identifier for each
device on a network. These addresses are globally unique.
Mbps Megabits per second
mcg
Microgram; 1/1000000 (10
-6
) of a gram
MDL Master Drug Library. The MDL is a PC-based software tool used to enter and
configure facility-specific intravenous drugs for therapy delivery by the SIGMA
Spectrum Infusion Pump.
MDLA Master Drug Library Administrator: Person responsible for creating, editing and
maintaining the Drug Library.
Med Surg Medical Surgical
mEq
Milliequivalent; 1/1000 (10
-3
) of an equivalent
mg
Milligram; 1/1000 (10
-3
) of a gram
MHz Megahertz
min Minute
mL
Milliliter; 1/1000 (10
-3
) of a liter
mL/hr Milliliter per hour
mm Millimeter
mmHg Millimeters of mercury; a unit of pressure
mmol
Millimole; 1/1000 (10
-3
) of a mole
Modifier A facility defined text descriptor used to differentiate drug therapies on the Pump
when it has distinctive uses, dose modes, concentrations, limits, or configuration
settings.
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Used in radiology to visualize internal structures of the
body in detail.
MSCHAPv2 Microsoft Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol version 2
mUnits
Milliunits; 1/1000 (10
-3
) of an international unit
MUX Multiplexer: A device that selects one of several analog or digital input signals and
forwards the selected input into a single line.
mW Milliwatt
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