|
|
Resources: Glossary
|
|
| |
| The
Glossary contains terms commonly associated with ventilators,
the community, and respiratory physiology. Click on a hyperlinked
letter to view the entries that begin with that letter, then
scroll down in the window to find the word you are looking for.
A
| B
| C
| D
| E
| F
| G
| H
| I
| J
| K
| L
| M
| N
| O
| P
| Q
| R
| S
| T
U
| V
| W
| X
| Y
| Z
If you don't see a term
you feel should be listed, please send
it to us for review!
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| L |
Liter - unit of volume. |
| Laryngoscope |
A device used to directly
visualize the larynx to aid in the insertion of an endotracheal
tube through the vocal cords; often has a battery-powered
lamp at its tip. |
| Linear |
in mathematics: a relationship
is which a variable is proportional to another variable
or the sum of a set of variables. Example: a straight
line that goes through the origin. This relation has the
form Y=aX. |
| Low Priority Alarm |
A visual signal, or a combination
of audible and visual signals indicating that operator
awareness is required. |
| LPS |
Liter Per Second (L/s) -
unit of flow. |
| Lung |
The organ of external respiration
in which gas from the atmosphere is exchanged with the
gaseous byproducts of cellular metabolism. |
|
|
|
|
