Chapter 1 The Human Body: An Overview 1
Chapter 2 The Heart and Circulatory System 9
Chapter 3 Electrodes and Transducers 23
Chapter 4 Bioelectric Amplifiers 41
Chapter 5 Electrocardiographs 64
Chapter 6 Physiological Pressure Measurements 82
Chapter 7 Other Cardiovascular Measurements 114
Chapter 8 Cardiac Stimulation and Life Support Equipment 133
Chapter 9 The Respiratory System 153
Chapter 10 Respiratory Instrumentation 167
Chapter 11 Respiratory Therapy Equipment 178
Chapter 12 The Human Nervous System 195
Chapter 13 Instrumentation for Measuring Brain Parameters 213
Chapter 14 Intensive and Coronary Care Units 238
Chapter 15 Operating Rooms 257
Chapter 16 Medical Laboratory Instrumentation 262
Chapter 17 Medical Ultrasound 282
Chapter 18 Electrosurgery Generators 301
Chapter 19 Electrical Safety in the Medical Environment 312
Chapter 20 Mechanical Recorders 341
Chapter 21 Medical Oscilloscopes 351
Chapter 22 Hemodialysis Machines 361
Chapter 23 Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Equipment 367
Chapter 24 Computers in Biomedical Equipment 385
Appendix A Some Math Notes 400
Appendix B Derivation of Equations 4-18 and 4-19 403
Appendix C Hospital Organization 404
Appendix D Hospital Electrical Safety 408
Appendix E Medical Terminology 414
Appendix F Glossary 417
Index 421