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Course syllabus - ECG in practice
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
ELA102
Valid from
Autumn semester 2016
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G1F (First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Electronics
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2012-12-18
Revised
2016-01-27
Status
This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Compendiums
EKG i praktiken
Akademin för innovation, design och teknik,
Reference literature
Elektrokardiologi : klinik och teknik
Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2006 - [2], vii, [1], 352 s.
ISBN: 91-44-00615-2 (inb.) LIBRIS-ID: 10154604
URL: Omslagsbild
The only EKG book you'll ever need
5., [updat.] ed. : Philadelphia, Pa. : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, cop. 2007 - xii, 319 s.
ISBN: 0-7817-7315-6 LIBRIS-ID: 10271055
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Compendiums
EKG i praktiken
Akademin för innovation, design och teknik,
Reference literature
Elektrokardiologi : klinik och teknik
Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2006 - [2], vii, [1], 352 s.
ISBN: 91-44-00615-2 (inb.) LIBRIS-ID: 10154604
URL: Omslagsbild
The only EKG book you'll ever need
5., [updat.] ed. : Philadelphia, Pa. : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, cop. 2007 - xii, 319 s.
ISBN: 0-7817-7315-6 LIBRIS-ID: 10271055
Objectives
The aim of the course is that the student shall obtain practical and theoretical knowledge to achieve better quality and thereby bring safety to the patients when using this kind of equipments.
Learning outcomes
The student shall after the course:
- be able to explain why artifact arise in the registration and how to eliminate them and be able to describe function of the EGC-equipment
- be able to analyze the ECG-signal
- be able to describe the function of a pace maker and the EGC from that kind of patients
- be able to describe the function of a heart converter
Course content
The course treats the origin of the ECG and reduction of artifacts, analysing of the ECG-signal, the function of a pace maker. The course treats also the function of a heart converter.
Specific requirements
Three years of upper secondary school or equivalent and a TOEFL test result, minimum score 173(CBT), 500(PBT) or 61(iBT) or an IELTS test result with an overall band score of minimum 5,0 and no band score below 4,5. The English test is COMPULSORY for all applicants except citizens of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and USA.
Knowledge in human physiology is required.
Experience in the use of ECG-equipment is an advantage but not a requirement.
2 of the credits are included in LA1730 and CEL106.
Examination
Examination (TEN1). Written exam, 7.5 credits, marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
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Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail