E Glossary
The following list explains terms and abbreviations you may encounter while reading this
guide.
AC Alternating Current
ARR Arrhythmia
ART Arterial Pressure
ASY Asystole
aVF Foot augmented lead
aVL Left arm augmented lead
aVR Right arm augmented lead
Battery-backed memory The circuits inside the monitor that retain information after turning
off the monitor. The monitor uses a special long-life battery to
protect the circuits. Patient settings, for example, are saved in
battery-backed memory.
BRDY Bradycardia
Care Unit Group of devices that have the same department identification,
e.g. CCU, ICU, SICU.
CCU Cardiac Care Unit
CVP Central Venous Pressure
D or Dia Diastolic pressure
ECG Electrocardiogram
ESU Electro-surgical unit
Ethernet A popular baseband local area network (LAN) standard. Dräger’s
Infinity™ network is an Ethernet LAN-based network.
Fixed keys Keys located on the front of the monitor. These keys control
various functions, including display, power, NBP measurements,
and recordings.
G Gravity force
Global recorder A recorder shared by many devices on the network.
GP1, GP2 Generic Pressure1, Generic Pressure 2
hr Hour
Hz Hertz
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