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Glossary
internal battery The integral backup battery on the HAMILTON-G5.
IPP Interaction panel processor.
IRV Inverse ratio ventilation.
ISO International Organization for Standardization, a world-
wide federation of national standards bodies.
J Joule, a unit of work.
kg Kilogram, a unit of mass.
kPa Kilopascal, a unit of pressure.
l Liter, a unit of volume.
l/min Liters per minute, a unit of flow.
lb Pound, a unit of weight.
Leak Percent leakage volume, an alarm setting.
Loudness Alarm loudness, a control setting.
LSF Least squares fitting, a mathematical procedure for find-
ing the best fitting curve to a given set of points by mini-
mizing the sum of the squares of the offsets of the points
from the curve.
m Meter, a unit of length.
mandatory breath A breath for which either the timing or size is controlled
by the ventilator. That is, the machine triggers and/or
cycles the breath.
manual breath A user-triggered mandatory breath started by pressing
the
Manual breath
key.
mbar Millibar, a unit of pressure. 1 mbar equals 1 hPa, which is
approximately equal to 1 cmH
2
O.
%MinVol Percentage of minute ventilation, a control setting in ASV
mode.
MinVol Minute volume, a calculated and monitored parameter
used in ASV mode. Based on the operator-set %MinVol,
the ventilator calculates the target %MinVol in l/min,
then measures and displays it in the ASV target window.
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