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  2. Do not resuscitate - Wikipedia

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    A do-not-resuscitate order (DNR), also known as Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR), Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR [3]), no code [4] [5] or allow natural death, is a medical order, written or oral depending on the jurisdiction, indicating that a person should not receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if that person's heart stops beating. [5]

  3. Dynamic range - Wikipedia

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    Dynamic range. Dynamic range (abbreviated DR, DNR, [1] or DYR[2]) is the ratio between the largest and smallest values that a certain quantity can assume. It is often used in the context of signals, like sound and light. It is measured either as a ratio or as a base-10 (decibel) or base-2 (doublings, bits or stops) logarithmic value of the ...

  4. Pen register - Wikipedia

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    A device which records or decodes electronic or other impulses which identify the numbers called or otherwise transmitted on the telephone line to which such device is dedicated. A pen register is similar to a trap and trace device. A trap and trace device would show what numbers had called a specific telephone, i.e., all incoming phone numbers.

  5. What Does "Code" Mean At The Hospital? - WebMD

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    Code Red indicates smoke or fire; Code Black indicates a bomb threat or active shooter scenario, and Code Blue refers to a cardiopulmonary arrest. Colors, numbers, or other designations may follow ...

  6. What Is a Code Blue? - WebMD

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    The term "code blue" is a hospital emergency code used to describe the critical status of a patient. Hospital staff may call a code blue if a patient goes into cardiac arrest, has respiratory ...

  7. Cons. Takeaway. Hospitals often use code names to alert staff to an emergency. Code blue means a medical emergency. Code red means fire or smoke. Code black typically means there is a bomb threat ...

  8. Allow natural death - Wikipedia

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    Allow Natural Death (AND) is a medical term defining the use of life-extending measures such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). These orders emphasize patient comfort and pain management instead of life extension. [1] Currently, American medical communities utilize " do not resuscitate," (DNR) orders to define patients' medical wishes.

  9. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    FOSDEM —Free and Open-source Software Developers' European Meeting. FOSI —Formatted Output Specification Instance. FOSS —Free and Open-Source Software. FP —Function Programming. FP —Functional Programming. FPGA —Field Programmable Gate Array. FPS —Floating Point Systems. FPU —Floating-Point Unit. FRU —Field-Replaceable Unit.