BIOMEDICAL ELECTRONICS & INSTRUMENTATION

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This course is an introduction to biomedical electronics and instrumentation for clinical applications. Topics include sensors for measurement of biomedical signals, bioelectric phenomena, nerve and muscle potentials, electrodes and amplifiers, electrocardiography, blood pressure, heart sounds, respiratory pressure, gas concentration. blood-gases, electromyography, electroencephalography, therapeutic and prosthetic devices, electrical safety of medical devices, and advances in medical instrumentation. Corequisites: ELEC2699 and BIOL1750 (4 credits) spring