ENTC 4350

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ENTC 4350

• BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION I

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ENTC 4350

• SYLLABUS

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Introductions

• Instructor
• Students

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Instructor Dr. Hugh Blanton

• Room 222-A
• Phone [phone]
• email blanton_at_etsu.edu
• Office hrs T100 pm400 pm
• R900am1200pm
• M700pm900pm
• Website http//faculty.etsu.edu/blanton

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Students

• Name
• Major

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PREREQUISITE

• Understanding of basic electrical, mathematical,
  and physical principles.

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CATALOG DESCRIPTION

• A first course in biomedical instrumentation.
• Content includes hospital equipment safety,
  biopotentials, electrodes and transducers, the
  principles of electrocardiographs, pacemakers,
  defibrillators, IV pumps, catheters and
  ventilators.
• Laboratory experiments on medical circuits will
  be studied or performed.

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Objectives

• To present basic characteristics that all medical
  instruments share.
• To present a generalized set of specifications of
  instrumentation to guide you in the evaluation
  and design of medical instrumentation.

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WEBSITE

• Power point presentations will be available on
  the web site
• http//faculty.etsu.edu/blanton.
• Look in the hyperlink
• ENTC_4350.

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Textbook
Joseph J. Carr, John M. Brown, Introduction to
Biomedical Equipment Technology (4th
Edition),Prentice Hall 4th edition (May 30,
2000) ISBN 0130104922 Richard Aston, Principles
of Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement
(Merrill's International Series in Electrical and
Electronics Technology)
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Grades

• There will be three exams accounting for 60 of
  the grade and a lab grade accounting for 20 of
  the grade.
• There is a subjective grade of 20 based on class
  attendance and class contribution and involvement.

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Content

• Three general areas
• 1. Basic Measurement
• 2. Hospital Safety
• 3. Medical Instrumentation

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Basic Electricity (Weeks 2-4)

• What is electricity?
• voltage
• current
• resistance
• capacitance
• inductance
• Measuring electricity
• voltmeters
• ammeters
• Alternating Current
• The Oscilloscope

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Week 5

• Test 1 (Basic Electricity)

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Hospital Safety (Weeks 6-7)

• Electrical Safety
• Electrical Injuries
• Special Hazards

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Week 8

• Test 2 (Hospital Safety)

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Medical Instrumentation (Weeks 9-15)

• Measurement of strain, temperature, flow, and
  pressure
• Cardiac Monitoring
• Cardiac Assist Devices
• Respiratory Measurements
• Pulmonary Function Testing
• Blood Gas Analysis
• Renal Analysis
• Optical Methods
• Endoscopy
• Spectrophotometry
• Infrared Techniques
• Imaging Methods
• X-Ray
• Nuclear
• Ultrasonics
• Purchasing Equipment and Planning

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Week 16

• Final Exam (Medical Equipment)

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Labs

• The Oscilloscope
• Introduction to PSPICE
• Series Parallel DC Circuits
• Series Parallel AC Circuits
• Safety Analyzer
• Differential Instrumentation Amplifiers
• Strain Gauges
• Measurement of Respiratory Rate and Volume
• Note that the labs may change!!!

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Questions?