BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT, 2 ED

Leslie Cromwell, Fred J. Weibell and Erich A. Pfeiffer’s Biomedical Instrumentation and
Measurements, is a comprehensive book for those who have the fundamental technical
knowledge in Electronics or Electrical Engineering with a basic acquaintance with Physiology.
Also, it is an extensive resource for Life Sciences and Allied Fields’ students who have a fair
knowledge of Instrumentation. The book serves as a reliable guide for medical and paramedical
employees as well. It discusses concepts like Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation, Basic
Transducer Principles, Sources of Bioelectric Potentials, Electrodes, The Cardiovascular System,
Cardiovascular Measurements, Patient Care and Monitoring, Measurements in the Respiratory
System, Non-invasive Diagnostic Instrumentation, The Nervous System, Instrumentation
for Sensory Measurements and the Study of Behavior, Biotelemetry, Instrumentation for the
Clinical Laboratory, X-Ray and Radioisotope Instrumentation, The Computer in Biomedical
Instrumentation, and Electrical Safety of Medical Equipment. An extensive Medical Terminology
and Glossary are added towards the end of the book. A Physiological Measurements Summary
and SI Metric Units and Equivalencies are also provided. A large number of Problems and
Exercises are included for better learning and understanding