Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

BME 334 — Biomedical Instrumentation

2 units · BME department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Students will have demonstrated the ability to:
explain the physical and medical principles of biomedical instrumentation
describe different types of electrical medical equipment
analyse and solve problems related to the design of biomedical measurement instruments
describe the underlying physical phenomena, architecture, employed materials, operational modes device/instrumentation
identify and use basic biomedical instrumentation
classify medical instruments based on different principles with application viz - (diagnostic, therapeutic, Imaging, analytical), physiological parameter and biopotential, biological system, in other departments in the hospital
illustrate the different types of medical transducers used in medical instruments for body temperature, blood pressure, and respiration rate;

Course contents

Introduction to biomedical instrumentation: basic biomedical instrumentation system. General considerations in the design of biomedical instrumentation systems. Biomedical measurements: errors in measurement. Biological signals: bioelectric signals. Biomedical sensors and transducers-types and forms. Physiological measurements: audiology; cardiac physiology; gastrointestinal tract physiology; neurophysiology; ophthalmic and vision science; respiratory physiology; urodynamic physiology; vascular technology; blood pressure measurement; blood flow measurements; measurement of the respiratory system; ECG measurement systems. Clinical laboratory instrumentation. Electrical safety in instrumentation. Introduction to Biomedical signal processing.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study BME 334.

BME 334 — Biomedical Instrumentation

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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