Course: Basics of Electrophysiology

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Course title Basics of Electrophysiology
Course code FZS/ZAKF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Beneš Jiří, prof. MUDr. RNDr. CSc.
  • Souček Tomáš, Ing.
Course content
Lectures: 1) Electrical voltage, current, capacity, resistors and conductors 2) Ohm's law, voltage divider, electrochemistry, potential definition, electrode potentials 3) Electromotive force of cell, concentration cells, osmotic (Donnan) membrane equilibrium, membrane potentials 4) Action potential, excitement. 5) Electrical manifestations of membranes and membrane potential. 6) Electrical manifestations of organism, effects of electric current on organism, description of diagnostic use of electrical manifestations of cells 7) ECG description, rhythm disorders, ECG recording changes, conductivity disorders 8) Options for ECG monitoring and EEG records; unipolar and bipolar leads 9) Use of electrical manifestations of cells in neurology, urology and gastroenterology; electromyography possibilities and applications 10) Electrophysiological examination - examination of retinal cells (electroretinography) 11) Treatment: application of electric current, in rehabilitation treatment 12) The nature of electrostimulation, principles and possibilities of pacemakers, indication of cardioversion, balloon aortic counter-pulsation 13) Instruments for electrical measurements 14) Amplifiers, converters, stimulators, oscilloscopes, recording devices, computers, data collection and their analysis Exercises: 1) Electrical voltage, current, capacity, resistors and conductors - examples 2) Ohm's law, voltage divider, electrochemistry, potential definition, electrode potentials - examples 3) Electromotive force of cell, concentration cells, osmotic membrane equilibrium, membrane potentials 4) Action potential, excitement 5) Electrical manifestations of membranes and membrane potential 6) Effects of electric current on organism 7) ECG, description of ECG record 8) ECG and EEG monitoring; unipolar and bipolar leads 9) Use of electrical manifestations of cells in neurology, urology and gastroenterology; electromyography 10) Electroretinography 11) Rehabilitation treatment by application of electric current 12) Electrostimulation, principles and possibilities of pacemakers 13) Electrical measurements 14) Amplifiers, converters, stimulators, oscilloscopes, data collection and their analysis

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming)
  • Class attendance - 42 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes of the course unit The subject acquaints with basic terms, electrical manifestations of organism, effect of electric current on organism, description of diagnostic use of electrical manifestations of cells. It also acquaints with the description of ECG, possibilities of ECG monitoring and EEG records, electrophysiological examination, application of electric current in rehabilitation treatment and with instruments for electrical measurements.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme.
Prerequisites
Preconditions are frased in the annotation of the course and in the curriculum of the studying programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Credit: - 80% participation in exercises, - self-study, - oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • BENEŠ, Jiří. Základy lékařské biofyziky. Praha: Karolinum, 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-2034-3.
  • BULAVA, Alan. Propedeutika a vyšetřovací metody vnitřních nemocí. Praha: Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5482-6.
  • BULÍKOVÁ, Táňa. EKG pro záchranáře nekardiology. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5307-2.
  • COVEY, Ellen a Matt CARTER. Basic electrophysiological methods. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0199939800.
  • EISENBERGER, Martin, Alan BULAVA a Martin FIALA. Základy srdeční elektrofyziologie a katétrových ablací. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3677-8.
  • HAMPTON, John R. EKG stručně, jasně, přehledně. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4246-5.
  • KRAJČA, Vladimír a Jitka MOHYLOVÁ. Číslicové zpracování neurofyziologických signálů. Praha: ČVUT, 2011. ISBN 978-80-0104-721-7.
  • KRŠKA, Zdeněk. Techniky a technologie v chirurgických oborech: vybrané kapitoly. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3815-4.
  • ŠPINAR, Jindřich a Ondřej LUDKA. Propedeutika a vyšetřovací metody vnitřních nemocí. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4356-1.
  • THALER, Malcolm S. EKG a jeho klinické využití. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4193-2.
  • ZEMAN, Miroslav a Zdeněk KRŠKA. Chirurgická propedeutika. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3770-6.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Biomedical Technology (12) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter