Course Description -
Course Goals and Objectives
Practical acquaintance of medical engineering students with the physiology of the human body with the help of engineering systems
Course Topics
1- Getting acquainted with the electrocardiogram device- Using a heart simulator- recording and interpreting the heart signals-
Spirometry - Respiratory Chart Recording (VC-MVV-FVC) and Chart Analysis
Introduction to audiometry - recording audio-tonal audiograms and speech audiometry and analyzing auditory diagrams
Blood tests - How to detect blood groups and determine RH
5- Pressure gauges and medical device
6. Reflexes - Examine the function of the nerves and muscles
7- Pulse Oximeter - How the device works to determine blood oxygen level
8. Use of surface electromyogram and EMG recording of the hand muscles
9. Ophthalmoscope and its operation
Reading Resources
- Hall, John E. Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology e-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2015.