Tag: Patient Monitoring Instruments
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Blood Flow Measurement
Introduction Blood flow can easily be measured by using biomedical instruments. These biomedical instruments are based on several working principles namely: The magnetic and ultrasound blood flow meters actually measure the velocity of the blood stream. A transducer is used that envelope an excised blood vessel to measure the mean velocity of the blood stream.…
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Cardiac Monitor
Cardiac monitor is used to monitor patients with cardiac problems. This instrument finds use when monitoring important physiological parameters in the intensive care unit (ICU) like the heart rate or shape of the electrical waveform produced by the heart. This is done to observe the presence of arrhythmias or to be indicative of a serious…
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Why Patient Monitoring Instruments are Important in Medical Care
The main objective of patient monitoring is to have a quantitative assessment of the important physiological variables of the patient during critical periods of their biological functions. In medical diagnostic and research, it is necessary to know their actual value or trend of change. Medical monitoring instruments are used for measuring continuously or at regular…