Use of specialized medical equipment analyzers and an exposure to the hospital environment. Theory, operation, test and calibration of medical laboratory and clinical equipment including the blood-gas analyzer, spectrophotometer, and blood pressure and ultrasound devices. Safety testing methods and establishing preventative maintenance programs. This course is an overview of the field of biomedical instrumentation and measurements in the operating room environment. It is a laboratory support class for Electronics 38.
Students study maintaining, calibrating and repairing equipment in the operating room.
Topics include fundamentals of lasers, anesthesia and imaging systems. Topics of study include electromagnetic waves, propagation, antennas, amplitude and frequency modulation. Emphasis on the analysis of AM and FM radio receivers and transmitters including methods of testing, alignment, and adjustment. Study of digital electronics and computer technology. Boolean algebra, number systems, the analysis and design of logic circuits with simplification methods and computer arithmetic and architecture.