Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations Glossary
30 - 2 V Series Operating Instructions
30.1 Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
TERMS DEFINITIONS
Agent The gas used to anesthetize a patient during surgery
Arrhythmia Abnormal ECG rhythms
Bedside Monitor A monitoring device that has its own user interface and does not
require the Panorama Central Station to be its primary monitoring
source
Heart Rate Number of heartbeats detected during a one minute time period
Internet Protocol (IP) TCP/IP is the standard protocol that defines the IP datagram as the
unit of information passed across an Internet. IP provides the basis
for connectionless, best effort packet delivery of services.
Invasive Blood
Pressure (IBP)
Method of obtaining blood pressure using an internal pressure
sensor
Monitoring Device The instrumentation connected to the patient. The monitoring
device acquires the patient data and then transmits it onto the
network.
Non-Invasive Blood Pressure
(NIBP)
Method of obtaining blood pressure using an external cuff
Panorama Central Network Supports hardwired communication between Panorama Central
Stations and laser printers
Panorama Patient Network Supports hardwired communication of the real-time patient data
collected by monitoring devices attached to the patient
Panorama Wireless Network Supports wireless communications between the wireless
monitoring devices and the Panorama Server.
PAWP Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure
Persistent Data or settings maintained and remain available until purposely
edited or deleted
Respiration Number of breaths during a one minute time period
SpO
2
Level of Oxygen Saturation in the blood
ST The ST portion of the ECG waveform
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