Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation - The Technology of Patient Care

An updated guide to the medical technology involved in patient care, incorporating recent changes in healthcare, regulations and standards.

List of contents

1. A career in the HTM profession; 2. Patient safety; 3. NFPA and other guidelines; 4. Device testing; 5. In the workplace; 6. Electrodes, sensors, signals, and noise; 7. The heart; 8. Cardiac assist devices; 9. Blood pressure; 10. Respiration and respiratory therapy; 11. The brain and its activity; 12. The intensive care unit; 13. The operating room; 14. Imaging; 15. Clinical laboratory equipment; 16. Intravenous pumps and other pumps; 17. Electronic medical record and IT; 18. Miscellaneous devices and topics

About the author

Barbara L. Christe Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Program Director of Healthcare Engineering Technology Management at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

Summary

This fully updated second edition is the ideal guide for biomedical engineering technicians looking to increase their understanding of the medical technology involved in patient care. It incorporates recent changes in healthcare, regulations, standards and technology, and includes new chapters on patient safety and the electronic medical record.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Christe, Barbara (Indiana University-Purdue Univer Christe, Barbara (Indiana University-Purdue University Christe, Barbara L. Christe, Barbara L. (Indiana University-Purdue Uni Christe, Barbara L. (Indiana University-Purdue University Christe, Barbara L. (Indiana University–Purdue University Christe, Christe Barbara
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781107185012
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18501-2
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General), Engineering: general, Biomedical engineering, Electronics engineering, Biomedical engineering / Medical engineering