ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Course:- Bachelor of Technology (Electrical Engineering)

BIO MEDICAL
Semester
SIXTH
Subject Title
ELECTRONICS

Code

TEC 652

Course Components

Credits

Core Course (CC)

04

03

01

00

CWA

MSE

ESE

10

30

60

Examination Duration
(Hrs)

Unit
No.

Unit -1

Unit -2

Unit -3

Unit -4
Unit -5

Contact Hours

Theory

Practical

03

00

WEIGHTAGE:
EVALUATION

Content
Introduction:
The age of biomedical engineering, development of biomedical
instrumentation, man instrumentation system, components
physiological system of the body, Problem encountered in
measuring a living system.
Transducers & electrodes: The transducers & transduction
principles active transducers, passive transducers, transducer for
biomedical applications.
Sources of bioelectric potentials: Resting & action potentials,
propagation of active potential, The bioelectric potentials-ECG, EEG,
EMG and evoked responses.
Electrodes:
Electrode
theory,
Bio
potential
ElectrodeMicroelectrodes Body surface Electrode, needle electrodes,
biochemical transducers, Reference electrodes, PH electrodes, Blood
gas electrodes.
Cardiovascular
Measurements:
Electrocardiography
-ECG
amplifiers, electrodes and leads, ECG recorders- three channel,
vector cardiographs, ECG system for stress testing, continuous ECG
recording (Holter recording), Blood pressure measurements, Blood
flow measurement, Heart sound measurement.
Patient Care & Monitoring: Elements of intensive care
monitoring, patient monitoring display, diagnosis, calibration &
reparability of patients monitoring equipments, pacemakers &
defibrillators.
Measurements in Respiratory system: Physiology of respiratory
system measurement of breathing mechanics Spiro meter,
Respiratory
therapy
equipments:
inhalators
ventilators
&
Respirators, Humidifiers, Nebulizers & Aspirators.
Diagnostic Techniques: ultrasonic diagnosis Eco- cardiography,
Eco encephalography, ophthalmic scans, X-Ray & Radio-isotope
Instrumentation, CAT scan, Emission Computerized Tomography,
and MRI.
Bio Telemetry:
The components of a biotelemetry system, Implant able units.
Telemetry for ECG measurements during exercise for emergency
patient monitoring. Other prosthetic devices like hearing Aid,
Myoelectric Arm, Special aspects safety of Medical Electronic
Equipments, Shock Hazards from Electrical equipment and

Hours

5
5

prevention against them.

Total Hours
Textbooks:
1. Khandpur R.S, Biomedical Instrumentation, TMH
2. Cromwell, Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurements, PHI.
Reference Book:
1. Tompkins, Biomedical DSP: C language Examples and Laboratory
Experiments for the IBM PC, PHI

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