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LOSSARY
Medical Information Bus
(MIB)
A communications protocol used to facilitate the transfer of waveform
and numeric data between medical devices
MIB Medical Information Bus
min Minute
mm/s Millimeter per Second
mmHg Millimeter of Mercury
ms Millisecond
MultiMed The pod that receives the following patient cables: ECG lead set, SpO
2
extension cable, and a temperature probe
MV Minute Volume
MValv Alveolar Minute Volume
Network message area Along the top right of the main screen; displays network messages
when the monitor is connected to the network
See also Local Message Area.
NBP Non-Invasive Blood Pressure
NBP hose The plastic tube used by the NBP module to inflate the blood-
pressure cuff
OxyCRG or OCRG Oxycardiorespirogram
PA Pulmonary-Arterial pressure
Parameter A monitored physiological function (eg, heart rate, blood temperature)
PAUS Pause
PeCO2 Mixed Expired CO2
PEEP Positive end-expiratory pressure
PEF Peak Expiratory Flow
Pick and Go Pick and Go allows continuous monitoring for a patient moving from
one care unit to another, while leaving each unit’s setups intact.
PIF Peak Inspiratory Flow
PIP Peak Inspiratory Pressure
PLS or pls Pulse Rate as calculated from the SpO
2
measurements
Protocol converter A device that converts RS232 signals from an external monitoring
device into the MIB interface protocol
See Medical Information Bus.
Pulse Oximetry (SPO2) A technique for calculating the percentage of functional (ie, oxygen-
saturated) hemoglobin in the patient’s blood
PVC/min Premature Ventricular Contractions per minute
PWP Pulmonary Wedge Pressure
R50 A strip recorder used to print a paper copy of patient data (alarms,
waveforms, and trends)
RA (ECG) Right Arm
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