3.00 Credits
A first course in biomedical instrumentation. Content includes hospital equipment safety, biopotentials, electrodes and transducers, the principles of electrocardiograms, electromyograms, electro-oculograms, electroencephalograms, oscillometric blood pressure measurement, photoplethysmograms, respiratory ventilation detection, pulse metering, and body impedence detection. Other topics include information flow, medical indications and complications, and the patient-machine interface. Laboratory experiments on medical circuits will be studies or performed. Pre-requisites: ETBM 1500, ETEE 1120. S
2 hours lecture / 2 hours laboratory