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Medical Equipment’s Ultrasound Medical equipment Medical equipment: Is designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions. Type: There are several basic types: 1. Diagnostic: equipment includes medical imaging machines, used to aid in diagnosis. Examples are: Ultrasound...

Medical Equipment’s Ultrasound Medical equipment Medical equipment: Is designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions. Type: There are several basic types: 1. Diagnostic: equipment includes medical imaging machines, used to aid in diagnosis. Examples are: Ultrasound and MRI machines, PET and CT scanners, and x-ray machines. 2. Treatment: equipment includes infusion pumps, medical lasers and LASIK surgical machines. Medical equipment Medical equipment: Life support equipment is used to maintain a patient's bodily function. This includes medical ventilators, anesthetic machines, heart-lung machines, ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) the goal of ECMO is to insure that your child's body has enough oxygen by taking over the workload of reversible heart and/or lung disorders. Dialysis machines (process for removing waste and excess water from the blood, and is used primarily as an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with kidney failure). Medical monitors allow medical staff to measure a patient's medical state. Monitors may measure patient vital signs and other parameters including ECG, EEG, and blood pressure. Medical equipment Medical equipment: Electrocardiography (ECG meaning heart) is the process of recording the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time using electrodes placed on a patient's body. An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that detects electrical activity in your brain using small, flat metal discs (electrodes) attached to your scalp. Medical laboratory equipment automates or helps analyze blood, urine, genes, and dissolved gases in the blood. Diagnostic Medical Equipment may also be used in the home for certain purposes, e.g. for the control of diabetes mellitus Medical equipment Medical equipment: Therapeutic: physical therapy machines like continuous passive range of motion (CPM) machines. A biomedical: equipment technician (BMET) is a vital component of the healthcare delivery system. Employed primarily by hospitals, BMETs are the people responsible for maintaining a facility's medical equipment. BMET mainly act as a interface between doctor and equipment. Medical equipment Diagnostic equipment Ultrasound is a type of imaging. It uses high-frequency sound waves to look at organs and structures inside the body. Health care professionals use it to view the heart, blood vessels, kidneys, liver, and other organs. During pregnancy, doctors use ultrasound to view the fetus. Medical equipment Diagnostic equipment Fig1: ultrasound machine Medical equipment Diagnostic equipment Fig2: Baby at 8 Weeks Pregnant Ultrasound Medical equipment Medical Equipment’s Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI), or magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to investigate the anatomy and physiology of the body in both health and disease. MRI scanners use magnetic fields and radio waves to form images of the body. Medical equipment Diagnostic equipment Medical MRI scanner Magnetic resonance imaging (Diagnostic) Medical equipment Medical Equipment’s Positron emission tomography (PET): Is a nuclear medicine, functional imaging technique that produces a three dimensional image of functional processes in the body. The scan uses especial dye containing radioactive tracers. Tracers are swallowed, inhaled, or injected into a vein in your arm depending on what part of the body is being examined. Medical equipment Medical Equipment’s X-ray : Computed tomography (X-ray CT) is a technology that uses computer-processed X-rays to produce tomographic images (virtual 'slices') of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting. Medical imaging is the most common application of X-ray CT. Its cross-sectional images are used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in various medical disciplines. Medical equipment Diagnostic equipment Medical equipment Medical Equipment’s X-ray : The two main fields in which x-ray machines are used in medicine are radiography and fluoroscopy. Radiography : Is used for fast, highly penetrating images, and is usually used in areas with high bone content Some forms of radiography include: 1. Orthopantomogram — a panoramic x-ray of the jaw showing all the teeth at once. 2. Mammography — x-rays of breast tissue. 3. Tomography — x-ray imaging in sections. 4. Radiotherapy — the use of x-ray radiation to treat malignant cancer cells, a nonimaging application Medical equipment Diagnostic equipment Medical equipment Medical Equipment’s X-ray : Fluoroscopy: Is used in cases where real-time visualization is necessary. Some medical applications of fluoroscopy include : 1. Ngiography — used to examine blood vessels in real time 2. Barium enema — a procedure used to examine problems of the colon and lower gastrointestinal tract 3. Barium swallow — similar to a barium enema, but used to examine the upper gastrointestinal tract 4. Biopsy — the removal of tissue for examination Medical equipment Diagnostic equipment Medical equipment Treatment equipment Infusion pump: Is a medical device that delivers fluids, such as nutrients and medications, into a patient's body in controlled amounts. Laser medicine: Consists in the use of lasers in medical diagnosis, treatments, or therapies, such as laser photodynamic therapy. Medical equipment Treatment equipment Description: Medical lasers are medical devices that use precisely focused light sources to treat or remove tissues. The term “laser” stands for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Ordinary light, such as that from a light bulb, has many wavelengths and spreads in all directions. Laser light, has a specific wavelength. It is focused in a narrow beam and creates a very highintensity light. Because lasers can focus very accurately on tiny areas, they can be used for very precise surgical work or for cutting through tissue. Medical equipment Treatment equipment Lasers are used in many types of surgical procedures Some examples include: 1. Cosmetic surgery (to remove tattoos, scars, stretch marks, sunspots, wrinkles, birthmarks, spider veins or hair) 2. Refractive eye surgery (to reshape the cornea in order to correct or improve vision as in LASIK or PRK) PRK treatment corrective procedure, photorefractive keratectomy. 3. Dental procedures (such as endodontic/periodontic procedures, tooth whitening, and oral surgery) 4. General surgery (such as tumor removal, cataract removal, breast surgery, plastic surgery and most other surgical procedures). Medical equipment Treatment equipment LASIK referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction. Is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, hypermetropia, and astigmatism. Note: Excimer lasers have the ability to remove, or "ablate," microscopic amounts of tissue from the cornea's underlying stromal layer with a very high degree of accuracy and without damaging the surrounding corneal tissue. Medical equipment Treatment equipment