DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : J.Srinivasa Rao
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : Electronics & Communications
Institution : Govt Polytechnic Bellampally
Year/semester : VI semester
Subject : Analytical Instrumentation
Subject Code : AEI- 603
Topic : Computer Applications in Medicine
Duration : 50mts
Sub Topic : Patient monitoring
Teaching aids : Diagrams, PPT

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 Objectives

On completion of this period, you would be able to

know …

• Computer applications in Patient monitoring

• Computer applications in intensive care unit

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 Recap

• Computer assisted medical imaging

• Computerized aid to the physically handicapped

• Medical diagnosis & decision making

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 Physiological Parameters
The following important physiological parameters are
monitoring from the patient

• Temperature
• Pulse rate
• Respiration rate
• Blood pressure
• Heart function
• Lung function
• Blood chemistry

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 Patient Monitoring

• All the important physiological parameters of a critically

ill patient are transduced in to electric signals

• And converted through AC and DC in to digital signals

• Which are stored and analyzed by the computer.

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• The ultimate use of computers in patient care is in a

closed loop control system

• Where the computers not only monitors the patient ‘s

state but is also equipped with effectors to correct any
deviations from normal values.

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Computer Assisted Patient Monitoring
System

Fig. 1
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Computer applications in intensive case unit

1. The physiological state of the patient

3. Computers plot the time course of one are more

variables over a required time period

3. Computers provide instantaneous information on the

fluid intake and out put status of the patient

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Patient monitoring

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Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

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Patient monitoring System

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4. When the doctor presses the CALL button on the

computer terminal

5. And feeds the patient number ,the computer displays the

patient’s name ,age and list of the other details of the
patient

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6. Computer provides all the important parameters of a
patient before surgery.

7. After completion of surgery in intensive care unit

computer provides heart rate, stroke rate, respiration
rate, cardiac information etc.

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8. Computer also provides the schedule of activities to

be performed by the nurse

9. It warns the nurse what activity is over due.

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 Summary

In this period, you have learnt about

• Computer applications in intensive care unit

• Computer applications in Patient monitoring

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 QUIZ

• Computer applications in Patient monitoring system

provides the following information of patient

a) Heart rate

b) Stroke rate

c) Respiratory rate

d) All of the above

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 Frequently asked Questions

• Explain about the computer assisted patient monitoring

system.

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