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e500 User Manual
(15PL1011 - Rev.7 6_6_2017) English version
Chapter 11 Abbreviations and Acronyms
Term Explanation
BCI
Breathing Circuit Integrity (Patient circuit disconnect)
CPAP Continuous
Positive Airway Pressure
CPR Cardio
Pulmonary
Resuscitation
Rate
Ventilation rate (number of breaths per minute)
I:E
Ratio of inspiration time to expiration time
LED
Light Emitting Diode
Mve Exhaled
Minute
Volume
Mv Minute
volume
O
2
(%)
Percentage of Oxygen inspired
Paw (AV)
Average airway pressure
Paw (peak)
Peak airway pressure
PEEP
Positive End Expiratory Pressure
P
max
Maximum
airway
pressure
P
min
Minimum
airway
pressure
SIMV Synchronized
Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
T
APNEA
Apnea
Alarm
time
Te Expiratory
time
TFT
Thin Film Transistor
Ti Inspiration
time
Trig.
Triggering flow rate
Vt
e
Exhaled
Tidal
volume
Vt Tidal
volume