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A Blog for Biomedical Engineers
11M ago
Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, and communities, sick or well, and in all settings.
Nursing is a profession within the healthcare sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life.
Nursing practice is the actual provision of nursing care. In providing care, nurses implement the nursing care plan using the nursing process. This is based on a specific nursing theory which is selected in consideration of the care setting and the popul ..read more
A Blog for Biomedical Engineers
1y ago
Overview:-
Medical laboratory technology is the branch of medical science responsible for performing laboratory investigations relating to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
It has been said that 80% of medical diagnoses are made or confirmed by laboratory values.
Healthcare professionals do not know what the term medical technician means.
History of Medical Laboratory Technology:-
In the early 19th century French soldiers were attacked by yellow fever. A large number of French soldiers died as a result of infection by an org ..read more
A Blog for Biomedical Engineers
1y ago
X-Ray Generators:- The X-Ray generator produces X-Rays when an electrical current is applied to it. The X-Ray generator could be a device that acts because of the primary control mechanism for the whole fluoroscope. It’s through the X-Ray generator that current is allowed to flow into the thermionic vacuum tube. The fundamental function of adjusting the voltage differential and current of the tube is controlled automatically to keep up optimal contrast and brightness.
Generator types utilized in fluoroscopy include single phase, three phases, constant potential, and high frequency ..read more
A Blog for Biomedical Engineers
1y ago
The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, also known as the “Cardiac Cath Lab,” is a special room where doctors can perform minimally invasive tests and procedures to diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease.
Surgery performed in a cardiac catheterization laboratory almost always involves small flexible tubes called catheters, which can be used in place of surgery to access the heart and blood vessels.
The catheter lab has special imaging equipment that is used to view the arteries and check the flow of blood in and out of the heart. This information helps the care team diagnose and ..read more
A Blog for Biomedical Engineers
2y ago
Introduction:
The amount of arterial gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, is measured in an arterial blood gas (ABG) test.
In whole blood specimens, analyzers are utilized to assess blood gas, pH, electrolytes, and certain metabolites. They can measure pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen partial pressures, as well as the concentrations of a variety of ions (such as sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate) and metabolites (e.g.: calcium, magnesium, glucose, lactate).
ABG analysis is also used to detect acidosis and alkalosis conditions, kidney and lung function, response to treatment ..read more
A Blog for Biomedical Engineers
2y ago
Introduction
A C-arm machine is a medical imaging device that works based on x-ray technology. The name c arm machine is derived from a C-shaped arm that is used to connect the X-ray source and x-ray detector to one another. The first C-arm machine was introduced in 1955. As medical imaging has an important role in different diagnoses and treatment of patients. It has become important for medical practitioners in order to have a thorough understanding of many different complicated techniques exist.
Since the introduction of the c arm machine, there are so many technologies a ..read more
A Blog for Biomedical Engineers
2y ago
INTRODUCTION:-
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a treatment method used for people who suffer from severe depression or bipolar disorders. In this therapy, a small electric current is passed through the patient’s brain, which is under general anesthesia, for inducing a brief seizure in the brain. Inducing such seizures causes a change in brain chemistry that reduces the symptoms of some mental illness, slowly bringing back the patient to his/her original condition. ECT is preferred only when all other treatments seem to be unsuccessful.
In earlier days, people had negative feedback abou ..read more
A Blog for Biomedical Engineers
2y ago
Introduction:
An Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) is a type of therapeutic device which helps the heart to pump more blood when it is needed. That is when the heart is unable to pump enough blood, this device will come into action with the help of the physicians. This process is used when the body undergoes any cardiogenic shock.
Fig.1: whole setup of IABP therapy
First invented and used by:-
The IABP therapy was first invented by “Adrian Kantrowitz” an American surgeon in the year 1967. Its first clinical application was implemented s ..read more
A Blog for Biomedical Engineers
2y ago
Introduction:
Cryo-therapy is also known as Cryo-surgery or Ice-surgery. It uses cold temperature to damage tissue to treat disease.
What is Cryotherapy?
Cryotherapy means it’s the process of using high or extremely cold temperatures in order to destroy or damage the tissue by freezing those.
It helps to treat various skin diseases and also some cancer.
Substance like liquid nitrogen is used by doctors.
Cryotherapy reduces muscle pain, swelling twist in ankles or in wrists.
Principles of Cryotherapy
Lewis Hunting Reaction:
“The process of alternating vasodilation and vasocon ..read more
A Blog for Biomedical Engineers
2y ago
INTRODUCTION
What is Fluoroscopy?
Fluoroscopy is a medical imaging procedure that uses an x-ray beam that goes continuously through the body to make an image and it is also a sort of x-ray that displays organs, tissues, or other interior structures moving in real-time. The image is projected on a monitor, allowing the doctor to watch the inside organs move in real-time.
Fluoroscopy is used to aid in the diagnosis of abnormalities with your,
1. Esophagus
2. Stomach
3. Duodenum
4. Small bowels
Doctors can use this approach to see the flow of oral contrast through the digest ..read more