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| MAP |
Mean Airway Pressure - The
time-averaged pressure measured in the patient circuit
during one or more assisted breath. |
| Maximum Flow |
The highest flow that can
be produced in the patient circuit when the ventilator
is functioning properly. |
| Maximum Working Pressure |
The highest pressure that
can be produced in the patient circuit when the ventilator
is functioning properly. |
| Medium Priority Alarm |
A combination of audible
and visual signals indicating that prompt operator response
is required (ASTM F1463-93). |
| Modem |
Contraction for modulator-demodulator;
device that can combine (modulate) and/or separate (demodulate)
a signal and a carrier wave. Used to send digital information
over telephone lines. |
| Mole (or Mol) |
gram molecular weight -
The mass of a substance divided by the molecular weight
of the substance expressed in grams. |
| Monitor |
A device that continuously
or intermittently measures a (set of) variable(s) and
provides the values in analog and/or digital signals in
visual, electrical, hardcopy or other forms. It also includes
audible and/or visual alarms. |
| Musculoskeletal Disease |
Ex.: Kyphoscoliosis |
| MV |
Minute Volume - the volume
of gas entering (or leaving) the lungs per minute (L/min). |
