Graphic Anaesthesia. Tim Hooper

LCNT lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh MAC membrane attack complex MAC minimum alveolar concentration MAP mean arterial pressure MBL mannose-binding lectin MCA middle cerebral artery MPAP mean pulmonary artery pressure M_v minute ventilation NADH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide NMB neuromuscular blockade NMBD neuromuscular blocking drug NMJ neuromuscular junction NNH number needed to harm NNT number needed to treat NPV negative predictive value NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs OR odds ratio PAH pulmonary arterial hypertension PCA posterior cerebral artery PCOM posterior communicating artery PCV pressure-controlled ventilation PCV–VG pressure-controlled ventilation with volume guarantee PCWP pulmonary capillary wedge pressure PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure PEFR peak expiratory flow rate PNS peripheral nervous system PPV positive predictive value PRT platinum resistance thermometer PVR pulmonary vascular resistance RA right atrium RAD right axis deviation RBBB right bundle branch block RBF renal blood flow RLN recurrent laryngeal nerve RMP resting membrane potential RR relative risk RTD resistance temperature detector RV residual volume SA sinoatrial SBE standardized base excess SCM sternocleidomastoid SCUF slow continuous ultrafiltration SD standard deviation SID strong ion difference SLN superficial laryngeal nerve SNS sympathetic nervous system STP standard temperature and pressure SV spontaneous ventilation SV stroke volume SVP saturation vapour pressure SVR systemic vascular resistance SVT supraventricular tachycardia TBW total body water TCI target controlled infusion TEB thoracic electrical bioimpedance TENS transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation TIVA total intravenous anaesthesia TLC total lung capacity TMP transmembrane pressure TOF train of four TPN