624074/07 Glossary-5
ft Foot, a unit of length.
Gender Sex of patient, a control setting.
HME Heat and moisture exchanger (artificial nose).
hPa Hectopascal, a unit of pressure. 1 hPa is equal to 1 mbar,
which is approximately equal to 1 cmH
2
O.
Hz Hertz, or cycles per second, a unit of frequency.
I Inspiration.
IBW Ideal body weight.
ICU Intensive care unit.
ID Inner diameter.
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission.
I:E Inspiratory:expiratory ratio, a setting, timing parameter,
and monitored parameter. Ratio of inspiratory time to
expiratory time.
IMV Intermittent mandatory ventilation.
in. Inch, a unit of length.
Insp Flow Peak inspiratory flow, a monitored parameter.
Insp time Inspiratory time, in ASV.
inspiratory hold A respiratory maneuver in which gas is retained in the
patient’s airways, often for X-raying purposes.
Intelligent Panel A type of graphic display on the HAMILTON-G5. The
Intelligent Panels include the Dynamic Lung, Vent Status,
ASV target graphics window, and ASV monitored data
window panels.
IntelliTrig Intelligent trigger, a feature that ensures that the set
trigger sensitivity can trigger a breath independent from
leakage and breath pattern.
INTELLiVENT
®
-ASV Fully closed-loop ventilation solution, automatic %Min-
Vol, PEEP and oxygen adjustment, based on physiological
patient conditions.
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