Course: Medical Instrumentation 2

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Course title Medical Instrumentation 2
Course code KEF/LPT2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kubínek Roman, doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Diagnostic methods - definition of biosignal and its role in diagnostic-information system, amplifiers of biopotentials, sensing electrodes, origin, scanning and diagnostic applications of biopotentials (EKG, EMG, EEG), phonocardiography, measurement of blood flow and minute blood volume, pletysmography, measurement of blood pressure and pulse rate, devices for measurement of mechanics of breathing, classical X-ray diagnostic methods (skiascopy, skiagraphy), displaying methods in medical diagnostics, CT, MRI, ultrasound diagnostics (displaying, measuring of blood flow), endoscopic diagnostic (therapeutic) methods (construction of endoscope) Therapeutic methods - defibrillators, cardiac pacemakers, neuromuscular stimulators, urostimulators, gastrostimulators, magnetotherapy, diathermy, ultrasound therapy, treatment by ionization radiation - nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, Leksell gamma knife Surgical methods - kryosurgery, electrotomy and thermocoagulation, ultrasound surgery, applications of impulse waves, lasers and their medical uses Other methods - ventilating and anesthesiological systems, extra-corporeal cardiopulmonary circulation, extra-corporeal renal circulation (haemodialysis, haemofiltration, plasmapherosis), cardiac pacemakers, electrodes, hearing supports </ul>

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Attendace - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
<ul> Diagnostic methods, diagnostic applications of biopotentials , displaying methods in medical diagnostics, CT, MRI, ultrasound diagnostics, endoscopic diagnostic. Therapeutic methods .
Knowledge Define the main ideas and conceptions of the subject, describe the main approaches of the studied topics, recall the theoretical knowledge for solution of model problems.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic physics course, the orientation of the instrumental physics

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

Passing the oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Carus,T. (2007). Atlas der laparoskopischen Chirurgie. Springer Medizin Verlag Heidelberg.
  • Harmsen, G. (1994). Operationsabläufe von A-Z.. Blackwell Berlin.
  • Chmelař, M. (1995). Lékařská přístrojová technika. CERM, Brno.
  • Kala, M.; Kubínek, R. (2000). Nemocnice aneb rukověť zvídavého pacienta. Rubico Olomouc.
  • Kubínek, R. materials in PDF form. (available online at http://apfyz.upol.cz/ucebnice/prehled.html).
  • Zuna, I.; Poušek, L. (2000). Úvod do zobrazovacích metod v lékařské diagnostice. ČVUT Praha.


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