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32. Glossary of Abbreviations Used in this Manual
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the most common
format for text files in computers. Not suitable for non-English letters but
suitable for numerics.
O
2
Oxygen
°C Degrees Celsius
°F Degrees Fahrenheit
≈ Approximately equal to
bar Unit of Barometric Pressure
BPM Breaths Per Minute
C20/C Ratio of the compliance during the last 20% of the respiratory cycle
compared to whole cycle
cm Centimetre
cmH
2
O Centimetres of Water
CMV Continuous Mandatory Ventilation
Compl. Compliance
CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
DCO
2
Gas transport coefficient, based on tidal volume and frequency.
dP Delta Pressure
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
ET Endotracheal
FiO
2
Fractional Concentration of Inspired Oxygen
HFO High Frequency Oscillation
HFOV High frequency oscillatory ventilation
Hz Hertz (Cycles per second)
I:E Inspiratory: Expiratory Ratio
Insp Time Inspiratory Time
Kg Kilogram
LED Light Emitting Diode
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