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Nov 05, 2026
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EECT 219 - Biomedical Electronics I
PREREQUISITES: APHY 101 - Anatomy and Physiology I or BIOL 100 - Human Biology and HLHS 101 - Medical Terminology and EECT 111 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis
PROGRAM: Electronics and Computer Technology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 1
CLINICAL - NURSING HOURS MIN: 6
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2019
Offers study of medical electronics equipment, including ECG, EEG, defibrillators, heart monitors and other monitoring and respiratory equipment.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Describe the principles and the operation of defibrillators and cardioverters.
- Describe the operation of the extracorporeal blood pumps.
- List and describe the major instruments used in respiratory system measurements.
- Describe medical gases and safety systems (cylinders, high blood pressure control).
- Describe the procedure and equipment used in oxygen therapy (regulators, flowmeters, humidifiers/nebulizers, cannulas, oxygen masks, and oxygen tents).
- Describe the procedure and equipment used in artificial mechanical ventilation.
- Describe accessory devices used in respiratory therapy apparatus (respiratory monitor/alarms, oxygen analyzer).
- List typical faults and maintenance procedures for artificial respiratory ventilators.
- Introduce biomedical instrumentation for measuring anatomical and physiological parameters of the brain.
- Describe the procedure and equipment used in cerebral angiography, cranial X-rays, and brain scans.
- Describe the procedure and equipment used in echoencephalography (ECG).
- Describe the procedures and equipment used in electroencephalography (EEG).
- Describe the origin, cranial location, amplitude, and frequency bands of EEG signals.
- Identify and troubleshoot common ICU/CCU instruments.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Defibrillators
- Blood pressure machine
- Respiratory system
- Respiratory therapy apparatus
- Echoencephalography
- Electroencephalography
- ICU/CCU instruments
- IV
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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