Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1322953
UMD: Bedside monitors designed to be used (either as a component of a physiologic monitoring system or as a standalone unit) along wiith related devices to acquire, measure, and process information for the purpose of continuously monitoring the electrical activity of the heart and the associated electrocardiogram (ECG). Typical functions of an electrocardiography bedside monitor include continuous 3-, 5-, and/or 6-lead ECG monitoring; heart rate numeric and ECG waveform(s) display; arrhythmia detection; ST-segment analysis; and appropriate initiation of visual/audible alarms. Some bedside monitoris provide additional functions, such as 12-lead ECG monitoring and diagnostic interpretation.