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The document outlines the course units for a Bio-Medical Engineering open elective course. The 6 units cover topics like biomedical instrumentation components and systems, electrodes and transducers, cardiovascular and respiratory measurements, patient monitoring and care equipment, diagnostic and therapeutic devices, and biotelemetry techniques. Key concepts discussed include physiological monitoring, biopotential sensing, transduction principles, cardiovascular and lung measurements, intensive care equipment, prosthetics, imaging modalities like ultrasound and MRI, and wireless telemetry. Standard textbooks on biomedical electronics and instrumentation are listed as references.

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The document outlines the course units for a Bio-Medical Engineering open elective course. The 6 units cover topics like biomedical instrumentation components and systems, electrodes and transducers, cardiovascular and respiratory measurements, patient monitoring and care equipment, diagnostic and therapeutic devices, and biotelemetry techniques. Key concepts discussed include physiological monitoring, biopotential sensing, transduction principles, cardiovascular and lung measurements, intensive care equipment, prosthetics, imaging modalities like ultrasound and MRI, and wireless telemetry. Standard textbooks on biomedical electronics and instrumentation are listed as references.

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY: KAKINADA

B.TECH. (ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING)


III Year II SEM

BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING (OPEN ELECTIVE)

UNIT-I:
INTRODUCTION
TO BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION:
Age
of Biomedical
Engineering, Development of Biomedical Instrumentation, Man Instrumentation
System, Components of the Man-Instrument System, Physiological System of the
Body, Problems Encountered in Measuring a Living System, Muscle, Bioelectric
Potentials, Sources of Bioelectric Potentials, Resting and Action Potentials,
Propagation of Action Potential, Bioelectric Potentials-ECG, EEG and EMG, Envoked
Responses.
UNIT-II:
ELECTRODES AND TRANSDUCERS: Introduction, Electrode Theory, Biopotential Electrodes,
Examples of Electrodes, Basic Transducer Principles, Biochemical Transducers, The Transducer and
Transduction Principles, Active Transducers, Passive Transducers, Transducers for Biomedical
Applications, Pulse Sensors, Respiration Sensor, Transducers with Digital Output.
UNIT-III:
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM AND MEASUREMENTS: The Heart and Cardiovascular System,
Electro Cardiography, Blood Pressure Measurement, Measurement of Blood Flow and Cardiac Output,
Measurement of Heart Sound, Plethysmography.
MEASUREMENTS IN THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: The Physiology of The Respiratory
System, Tests and Instrumentation for The Mechanics of Breathing, Respiratory Therapy Equipment.
UNIT-IV:
PATIENT CARE AND MONITORING: Elements of Intensive-Care Monitoring, Patient Monitoring
Displays, Diagnosis, Calibration and Repair ability of Patient-Monitoring Equipment, Other
Instrumentation for Monitoring Patients, Organization of the Hospital for Patient-Care Monitoring,
Pacemakers, Defibrillators, Radio Frequency Applications of Therapeutic use.
THERAPEUTIC AND PROSTHETIC DEVICES: Audiometers a n d Hearing Aids. Myoelectric
Arm, Laparoscope, Ophthalmology Instruments, Anatomy of Vision,. Electrophysiological Tests,
Ophthalmoscope, Tonometer for Eye Pressure Measurement. Diathermy, Clinical Laboratory
Instruments, Biomaterials, Stimulators.
UNIT-V:
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND BIO-TELEMETRY: Principles of Ultrasonic Measurement,
Ultrasonic Imaging, Ultrasonic Applications of Therapeutic Uses, Ultrasonic Diagnosis, X-Ray and
Radio-Isotope Instrumentations, CAT Scan, Emission Computerized Tomography, MRI, Introduction to
Biotelemetry, Physiological Parameters Adaptable to Biotelemetry, The Components of Biotelemetry
System, Implantable Units, Telemetry for ECG Measurements during Exercise, Telemetry for
Emergency Patient Monitoring.
UNIT-VI:
MONITORS, RECORDERS AND SHOCK HAZARDS:
Recorders, Shock Hazards and Prevention,

Biopotential Amplifiers,

Monitors,

Text Books:
1.Bio-Medical Electronics and Instrumentation, Onkar N. Pandey, Rakesh Kumar, Katson Books.
2.Bio-Medical Instrumentation, Cromewell , Wiebell, Pfeiffer
References:
1.Introduction to Bio-Medical Equipment Technology, 4th Edition, Joseph J. Carr, John M. Brown,
Pearson Publications.

2.Hand Book of Bio-Medical Instrumentation, Khandapur. McGrawHill

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