A Glossary
Ohm
A Micro Ampere
V Micro Volt
%PACED Percentage of pacemaker-initiated beats
AC Alternating Current
ACE Arrhythmia Classification Expert
Airway adapter In etCO
2
monitoring, a device inserted in a patient’s airway tubing to
which a capnostat sensor is attached
See also Capnostat.
Airway CO
2
See etCO
2.
AIVR Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm
Agent A gas used in anesthesia
The MultiGas modules detect and measure five agents: Halothane,
Isoflurane, Enflurane, Sevoflurane, and Desflurane
ART Arterial pressure
ARTF Artifact
ASY Asystole
aVF (ECG) Left leg augmented lead
aVL (ECG) Left arm augmented lead
aVR (ECG) Right arm augmented lead
Battery-backed memory The circuits inside the monitor that retain information after turning off
the monitor
Patient settings, for example, are saved in battery-backed memory.
bbhr beat-to-beat Heart Rate
BGM Bigeminy
BRDY Sinus Bradycardia
BSA Body Surface Area (m
2
)
BT Blood Temperature
Capnogram A waveform indicating the changing levels of CO
2
measured in the
patient’s breathing cycle
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