Glossary-4
Glossary
Max P AVAPS Maximum IPAP Pressure. A control setting in AVAPS.
Max P Maximum Pressure. See PPV Maximum Pressure Limit.
Max R Maximum resistance (flow assist). A control setting in PPV.
Max V Maximum Volume. See PPV Maximum Volume Limit.
Min P AVAPS Minimum IPAP Pressure. A control setting in AVAPS.
mL Milliliter.
mm Millimeter.
NIST Non-Interchangeable Screw-Threaded. A connector for high-pressure gas
inlet fittings.
Noninvasive Pertaining to a diagnostic or therapeutic technique that does not
require the skin to be broken or a cavity or organ of the body to be entered.
Mechanical ventilation via mask, nasal prongs, or mouthpiece.
O
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Oxygen (concentration). A control setting.
OD Outer diameter.
PCV Pressure-controlled ventilation. A ventilation mode that provides
mandatory and spontaneous breaths with a set frequency, pressure, and
inspiratory time.
Peak inspiratory pressure See PIP.
Percentage of patient-triggered breaths See Pt. Trig.
PIP Peak inspiratory pressure. The peak pressure for the previous inspiration.
PPV % A control setting in PPV. The percent of proportional pressure
ventilation supplied by the ventilator.
PPV proportional pressure ventilation. A ventilation mode that delivers a
pressure-controlled breath in proportion to the patient’s effort. The ventilator
responds to patient instantaneous efforts, allowing the patient to determine
when to start and end a breath, and how flow and pressure change as the
patient breathes spontaneously.
PPV Maximum Pressure Limit (Max P) A control setting in PPV.
PPV Maximum Volume Limit (Max V) A control setting in PPV.
Pressure-controlled ventilation See PCV.
Pressure-supported breath A patient-triggered, pressure-targeted breath.
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