Abbreviations - GE Healthcare B30 User's Reference Manual

Abbreviations

/min
°C
°F
µg
A
A
a
a/AO
2
AaDO
2
AA
AAMI
ABG
ABP
ADU
AEP
AirW
Alpha, Al
AM
Amp
Ant
APN
Arrh.
Art
ASY
ATMP
ATPD
ATPS
AV
aVF
avg
aVL
aVR
aw
Axil
BAEP
Bal
bar
Beta, Be
Bigem.
BIS
Blad
Blood
beats per minute, breaths per minute
Celsius degree
Fahrenheit degree
microgram
arm (describing location)
alveolar
arterial
arterio-alveolar PO ratio
2
alveolo-arterial oxygen difference
anesthetic agent
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
arterial blood gases
arterial pressure
Anesthesia Delivery Unit
auditory evoked potential
airway temperature
alpha frequency band
Anesthesia Monitor
amplitude
anterior
apnea
arrhythmia
arterial pressure
asystole
atmospheric pressure
atmospheric/ambient temperature and pressure, dry gas
ambient temperature and pressure, saturated gas
atrioventricular
left foot augmented lead
average
left arm augmented lead
right arm augmented lead
airway
axillatory temperature
brainstem auditory evoked potential
balance gas
1 atmosphere
beta frequency band
bigeminy
bispectral index
bladder temperature
blood temperature (C.O. measurement)
System description
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