Study Guide@lith
 

Linköping Institute of Technology

 
 
Valid for year : 2017
 
TBMT09 Physiological Pressures and Flows, 6 ECTS credits.
/Fysiologiska tryck och flöden/

For:   BME   D   EL   IT   MED   Y  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 48
Rec. self-study hours: 112

  Area of Education: Medicine

Main field of studies: Biomedical Engineering

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
The course aims at giving physical description of pressures and flows in i.e. the circulatory and respiratory system and knowledge about corresponding measurement techniques. Specific goals from an engineering point of view are to:
  • Formulate and apply fluid dynamics theories and models of the circulatory system in health and disease
  • Utilize theories of respiratory physiology, gas exchange, and respiratory diseases
  • Assess and utilize techniques for pressure measurement, blood flow assessment and gas flow analysis
  • Generalize theories and measurement techniques for pressures and flows to other physiological systems


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Anatomy and Physiology

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
The course comprises lectures, demonstrations and laboratory work

Course contents:
Circulation: Hemodynamics, measurements and clinical applications, fluid mechanics in the circulatory system, models of the circulatory system.
Respiration: respiration physiology, respiratory disease and measurements.


Course literature:
Monitoring of Respiration and Circulation, J.A. Blom (CRC Press, 2004)
Biofluid Mechanics: The Human Circulation, K.B. Chandran, S.E. Rittgers, A.P. Yoganathan 2:nd ed. (CRC Press, 2012)
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. G.J. Tortora and S.R. Grabowski: 10:th ed. (Harper Collins College Publ. 2003)


Examination:
Written examination
Labratory work
4 ECTS
2 ECTS
 



Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IMT.
Director of Studies: Marcus Larsson
Examiner: Tino Ebbers
Link to the course homepage at the department


Course Syllabus in Swedish

Linköping Institute of Technology

 


Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 08/25/2015