EE 522 

Problems in the Measurement of Physiological Events 

4 credit hours
4 lab hours (per week)
2 recitation hours (per week)
spring semester 

instructor(s)
C. F. Babbs, S. F. Badylak, J. D. Bourland, P. C. Doerschuk, L. A. Geddes,
 B. M. Hillberry, N. A. Peppas, G. R. Wodicka

prerequisites
	Consent of instructor must be obtained at least one year prior to
 registering for the course.

description
Lectures and laboratory devoted to the methods used to measure physiological
 events with demonstrations and laboratory exercises to emphasize the
 practical aspects of quantitative measurements on living  subjects. 
The systems covered are cardiovascular, respiratory, central and peripheral
 nervous, and musculo-skeletal. 

text
L.A. Geddes and L.E. Baker, Principles of Applied Biomedical Instrumentation,
 John Wiley, 3rd Edition, 1989. ISBN (0-471-60899-8)

outline

		Topic
	The Measurement of Physiological Events	
	The Properties of Cardiac Muscle I	
	The Properties of Cardiac Muscle II     	
	The Cardiac Cycle I 	
	The Cardiac Cycle II	
	Criteria for the Faithful Reproduction of Physiologic Events I 	
	Criteria for the Faithful Reproduction of Physiologic Events II  	
	Digital Representation of a Physiological Event  	
	Digital Processing of a Physiological Event  	
	Indirect Measurement of Blood Pressure      	
	Origin of the ECG I          	
	Origin of the ECG II    	
	Stimulation of Excitable Tissue I     	
	Stimulation of Excitable Tissue II
	Nerve Propagation I
	Nerve Propagation Velocity II
	Motion Sensing
	Fibrillation I
	Atrial and Ventricular Fibrillation II
	The Automatic Defibrillator
	Cardiac Pacing
	Respiratory Mechanics
	Respiratory Mechanics
	Mechanical Behavior of Biological Tissues I
	Mechanical Behavior of Biological Tissues II
	Ismotic Pressure of Blood Cells I
	Ismotic Pressure of Blood Cells; Hemolysis II
	Review for Final Exam   	

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