Crirtical care Instrumentation
Get the full GTU study material for this subject: official syllabus, textbook links (Gujarati-medium books included where available), and previous year question papers.
English Book & Chapters
English Book Coming Soon
We are working hard to add this material. Stay tuned for updates!
Follow on Instagram for UpdatesCrirtical care Instrumentation Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Crirtical care Instrumentation (subject code 4350302) as prescribed for Biomed · Semester 5 divides the course into 5 units, covering 26 listed topics. This curriculum applies from the July-2023 intake. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4350302)Unit 1 Introduction to critical care 1.a Define critical care instrumentation 1.b Enlist different critical care instruments used in hospital 1....
- 1.1. Introduction to critical care instrumentation with enlisting and the importance of different equipment used in critical units of the hospital.
- 1.2. Critical units: basic concepts of MICU, NICU, ICCU , PICU, SICU, TICU
- 1.3. Standardized Emergency Color code used for hospitals
Unit 2 Patient Monitoring System 2.a Classify various patient monitoring systems 2.b Elucidate block diagram of bedside monitor 2.c Elucidate bl...
- 2.1. Concepts of patient monitoring system classifications-bedside and central monitoring system
- 2.2. Bedside monitor
- 2.3. Central monitor
Unit 3 Cardiac Care Instruments 3.a Define ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrhythmia 3.b.Explain working principle of DC defibrillator 3.c...
- 3.1. Defibrillator-ventricular fibrillation.
- 3.1.1. DC defibrillator, defibrillator electrodes, types of defibrillator based on mode of application i.e. AED and implantable defibrillators
- 3.2. Pacemaker- Cardiac arrhythmia, Need of pacemaker
- 3.2.1. Classification of pacemaker: external and implantable
- 3.2.2. External pacemaker: Continuous Pacemaker (Fixed rate)
- 3.2.3. Implantable Pacemaker: Fixed rate, R wave Triggered (Ventricular synchronous demand), R wave blocked(ventricular inhibited), Atrial triggered pacemaker
- 3.3. Electrodes of pacemaker : unipolar and bipolar
- 3.4. Comparison of the defibrillator and pacemaker.
Unit 4 Life Supporting Instrument 4.a Explain artificial ventilation 4.b Enlist different types of ventilator
- 4.1. Ventilators- mechanism of respiration, artificial ventilation, types of ventilator Critical Care Instrumentation Course Code: 4350302 Only the major Underpinning Theory is formulated as higher level UOs of Revised Bloom’s taxonomy in order development of the COs and competency is not missed out by the students and teachers. If required, more such higher level UOs could be included by the course teacher to focus on attainment of COs and competency. Note:The UOs need to be formulated at the ‘Application Level’ and above of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy’ to accelerate the attainment of the COs and the competency.
- 4.1.1. Ventilator Terminology: lung compliance, mean airway pressure, tidal volume, minute volume, conventional mechanical ventilation, positive end expiratory pressure(PEEP) , SIMV
- 4.1.2. Ventilator modes-such as spontaneous and mandatory ventilation
- 4.1.3. Microprocessor based ventilator
- 4.2. Heart lung machine, intra aortic balloon pump (IABP) and nebulizer
- 4.3. Anesthesia machine
- 4.3.1. Need of Anesthesia
- 4.3.2. Types of Anesthesia: local, Regional and general Anesthesia
- 4.3.3. Anesthesia machine: Gas supply and delivery, vapor delivery, patient breathing circuit
Unit 5 Telemetry and Greening critical care units
- 5.1.1. Single channel telemetry: ECG telemetry
- 5.1.2. Multi channel telemetry
- 5.2. Reducing the environmental impact of an intensive care unit: fou focus areas: Consumption, waste, toxins and the personal footprint of staff Critical Care Instrumentation Course Code: 4350302
Study on Android App:
