For undergraduate, introductory-level courses in Biomedical Instrumentation. This is the premier text used for training biomedical equipment technicians and engineers. A most important resource, it provides students with a broad technological knowledge base and deep coverage of critical points.

1. The Human Body: An Overview. 2. The Heart and Circulatory System. 3. Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation & Measurement. 4. Basic Theories of Measurement. 5. Signals and Noise. 6. Electrodes, Sensors, and Transducers. 7. Bioelectric Amplifiers. 8. Electrocardiographs. 9. Physiological Pressure and Other Cardiovascular Measurements and Devices. 10. The Human Respiratory System and Its Measurement. 11. Respiratory Therapy Equipment. 12. The Human Nervous System 13. Instrumentation for Measuring Brain Function. 14. Intensive and Coronary Care Units. 15. Operating Rooms. 16. Medical Laboratory Instrumentation. 17. Medical Ultrasonography. 18. Electrosurgery Generators. 19. Care and Feeding of Battery-Operated Medical Equipment. 20. Waveform Display Devices. 21. Electro-Optics (Fiber Optics and Lasers). 22. Computers in Biomedical Equipment. 23. Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Equipment. 24. Electromagnetic Interference to Medical Electronic Equipment. 25. Quality Assurance and Continuous Quality Improvement. 26. Medical Equipment Maintenance: Management, Facilities, and Equipment. 27. Requirements Management. Appendix A. Some Math Notes. Appendix B. Medical Terminology. Appendix C. Glossary. Appendix D. Electrical Safety in the Medical Environment. Index.