GE CARESCAPE - 34 Abbreviations; List of abbreviations

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Abbreviations
Listofabbreviations
Theabbreviationsthatappearinthemonitorsoftwareareindicatedwithboldanditalic
typeface.Otherabbreviationslistedinthistableappearinthemonitormanuals.Some
abbreviationslistedhavemultiplemeaningsbutaredifferentiatedbythecontextinwhich
theyappear.
/minbeatsperminute,breathsperminute
°C
Celsiusdegree
°F
Fahrenheitdegree
µ
micro
%PCV
percentofpackedcellvolume
12RL
twelvereducedleads
12SL
twelvesimultaneousleads
a
arterial
A
auricular
AFibatrialbrillation
A
alveolar
a/AO2arterio-alveolarPO
2
ratio
AA
anestheticagent
AaDO2
alveoli-arterialoxygendifference
AAMI
AssociationfortheAdvancementofMedicalInstrumentation
AC
alternatingcurrent
A/Cassistcontrol
Accel.Ventric.acceleratedventricularrhythm
ACI-TIPI
acutecardiacischemia-timeinsensitivepredictiveinstrument
ACL
accesscontrollist
ACS
acutecoronarysyndrome
ACT
activatedclottingtime
A/CTCPLassistcontroltime-cyclepressure-limited
AEP
auditoryevokedpotential
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