Fall 2017

Class News

• Please follow class announcements on/from Blackboard
• Homework and student grades are posted and updated on Blackboard

Administrative Information

• Formal Course Syllabus
• Written Exam Style: Open Notes (1 sheet allowed)
• Lab grades are divided between lab work and report. However, if a student does not attend or perform the experiment, the report will not be accepted and a failing grade for the experiment will be posted.

Class Primary Textbooks

1. Rüdiger Kramme, Klaus-Peter Hoffmann, Robert S. Pozos (Eds.), Springer Handbook of Medical Technology, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2011. (ISBN: 978-3-540-74657-7)

2. J.G. Webster (ed.), Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design, 4th ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2009. (ISBN: 978-0471676003)

3. Paul Horowitz, Winfield Hill, The Art of Electronics, 3rd ed., Cambridge University Press, 2015. (ISBN: 978-0521809269)

4. Anders Brahme (ed.), Comprehensive Biomedical Physics, Elsevier, 2014. (ISBN: 978-0444536327)

5. Gillian McMahom, Analytical Instrumentation: A Guide to Laboratory, Portable and Miniaturized Instruments, Wiley Interscience, 2007. (ISBN: 978-0470027950)

6. Allen R. Nissenson and Richard N. Fine (Eds.), Handbook of Dialysis Therapy, 4th ed., Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2008. (ISBN: 978-1-4160-4197-9)

7. Iain Mackenzie, Core Topics in Mechanical Ventilation, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008. (ISBN: 978-0521867818)

8. John F. Butterworth IV, David C. Mackey and John D. Wasnick, Morgan & Mikhail’s Clinical Anesthesiology, 5th Ed., McGraw-Hill Education, New York, 2013. (ISBN: 978-0-07-171405-1)

Note: Please check syllabus and handouts for more supplementary references

Handouts

1. Material handout #1  Hemodialysis material  Ventilator material  Anesthesia material
2. Topic 1 Presentation: Biopotential Amplifiers
3. Topic 2 Presentation: Biopotential Filters
4. Topic 3 Presentation: Electrocardiography
5. Topic 4 Presentation: Cardiovascular Monitoring
6. Interesting educational video for Auscultatory method  [Play Movie]
7. Topic 5 Presentation: Respiratory Monitoring and Oximetry
8. Topic 6 Presentation: Defibrillators
9. Topic 7 Presentation: High-Frequency Surgery
10. Topic 8 Presentation: Hemodialysis
11. Topic 9 Presentation: Mechanical Ventilation
12. Topic 10 Presentation: Anesthesia Machine
13. Topic 11 Presentation: Analytical Instrumentation

Please check this section regularly for updated content (lecture presentations and handouts)

Problem Assignments

Please note that all current term homework assignments will be posted, submitted, and graded on Blackboard. 

Lab Experiments

Please note that all current term laboratory experiments will be posted, reports submitted, and graded on Blackboard. 

Class Project

Please note that the term project will be posted, submitted, and graded on Blackboard. 

Grading Policy

Notes:

• Students are allowed to bring 1 sheet of notes to exams 

• Exam style consist of a mix of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), True/False Questions, and General Problems.