DE6424 – Medical equipment 2
Module code
DE6424
Module title
Medical equipment 2
Prescription
The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the functioning and application of advanced medical devices.
Programmes
- EN1603
NZQA Level
Level 6
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- 1. Describe advanced biomedical systems.
2. Explain the application of advanced medical instrumentation and devices.
3. Describe operation and application of advanced medical equipment.
4. Explain basic maintenance and functional testing on a range of advanced medical equipment.
5. Describe common hazards and faults of advanced medical equipment in terms of operator error and equipment malfunction. - Content
- - Lab work with in-depth equipment knowledge on:
- Anaesthetic delivery and monitoring units, Respiratory support units and ventilators, Patient Monitoring systems, Haemodialysis Machines
- Cardiovascular, Cardio catheterisation system, Heart lung machine, Intra-aortic balloon pump, Pacemaker
- Anaesthetic delivery and monitoring units
- Respiratory support units and ventilators
- Physiological Monitoring
- Equipment to measure cardiac outpit
- Electroencephalograph (EEG recorder)
- Electromyograph (EMG recorder), intracranial pressure monitoring (ICP)
- Renal system
- Haemodialysis machine
- Medical imaging
- X-ray equipment
- Computerised axial tomography (CT scan)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Diagnostic ultrasound equipment
- Nuclear medicine
- Laser
- Ultrasound therapy - Assessment Criteria
- Assignment, tests, laboratory (practicals) 50%
Exam 50%
