B. glossary, Glossary, Appendix b – Fluke Biomedical Cufflink User Manual

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Appendix B

Glossary

ADAMS Adult Family

Set of Analyzer target values designed to simulate adult blood
pressure

ADAMS Neonate Family

Set of Analyzer target values designed to simulate neonatal blood
pressure

AdjEnv

Adjust Envelope is a selection on Analyzer ADAMS Adult or ADAMS
Neonate menus from which one can adjust envelope gain and shift or
draw the pressure envelope.

A to D (or A/D) converter

Analog to Digital Converter. This is an electronic device or circuit that
converts analog input voltage to a number of equivalent digital output
levels.

arrhythmia

Alteration in time or force of the normal heartbeat rhythm

auscultatory blood pressure
measurement

Blood pressure measurement done by interpreting sounds of blood
flow (K sounds) through an artery that is surrounded by the cuff

baud rate

Rate of serial transmission measured in bits per second.

bits/character

The number of bits needed to define one keyboard character

blood pressure

Pressure in the brachial artery at heart level.

blood pressure cycle

One Analyzer blood pressure simulation, completed by deflation of
the BP cuff

BPM

Beats per minute

Checklist

A set of instructions performed on a piece of equipment

Checklists are generated by the Sentinel or medBase programs and
can include any medTester remote commands for the Analyzer.

Controller

A device capable of controlling Analyzer operations

A medTester with Checklist or a computer with a serial port

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