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INTRODUCTION: Abbreviations
Revision A DASH 2000 Patient Monitor 1-9
2000 412-001
Abbreviations
A D K
AAMI Association for the
Advancement of
Medical
Instrumentation DAC digital-to-analog
converter kg kilogram
kHz kilohertz
dB decibel kV kilovolt
dc direct current L
ac alternating current DDW Direct Digital Writer LAN local area network
ADC analog-to-digital
converter DEFIB
SYNC
defibrillator
synchronization lb pound
LCA logic cell array
Adj adjustable DMM digital multimeter M
Al aluminum E M mega, megohm
Ampl amplifier ECG electrocardiogram,
electrocardiograph mA milliampere
ANSI American National
Standards Institute,
Inc. MHz megahertz
EEPRO
M
electronically erasable
programmable read
only memory mm millimeter
mmHg millimeter of mercury
ASIC application specific
integrated circuit MOSFET metal-oxide
semiconductor field-
effect transistor
ESD electro static discharge
ASYNC
COMM
asynchronous
communication F
FCC Federal
Communication
Commission MPP metallized
polypropylene
AUI attachment unit
interface
MRT Monitoring Review
Terminal
Ave Avenue FDA Food and Drug
Administration
AWG American Wire Gage mV millivolt
B FET field-effect transistor N
B/M beats per minute FL Florida NBP non-invasive blood
pressure
BDGH binding head G
BP blood pressure GND ground No number
bpm beats per minute H nS nanosecond
BT blood temperature hi-pot high potential Ntwk network
C Hz Hertz
Cap capacitor I
cc cubic centimeter ID inside diameter
Cer ceramic IEC International
Electrotechnical
Commission
CMOS complimentary metal-
oxide semiconductor
CO cardiac output IEEE Institute of Electrical
and Electronic
Engineers
CSA Canadian Standards
Association
in inch
IT injectate temperature
J
JFET junction field effect
transistor