INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

PATIENT
MONITOR

Prepared and presented by :

Ummu Atyyah Bt Mohamad Isa

Patient Monitor / Medical Monitor

A patient monitor is a medical device used for monitoring the
health status of patients.
Patient monitors typically consist of 4 major components.
Sensor

Compon
ent

Display
device

Communica
tion link

Patient monitors are utilized in a wide range of inpatient and

outpatient environments including conscious sedation, respiratory
therapy, emergency medical services, and transport.
Patient monitors are important because they can assist in
providing for patient comfort and can reduce the risk of infection
and other complications.
Patient monitors have become vital to care in operating and
emergency rooms, intensive care and critical care units.

 Multimodal monitor includes of blood pressure and heart rate, also

pulse oximetry and respiratory rate.
Simultaneously measure and display the relevant vital parameters
are commonly integrated into the bedside monitors in critical care
units, and the anesthetic machines in operating rooms.
These allow for continuous monitoring of a patient, with medical
staff being continuously informed of the changes in general
condition of a patient.
Some monitors can even warn of pending fatal cardiac conditions
before visible signs are noticeable to clinical staff.

Patient Monitor Components :

Sensor - biosensors and mechanical sensors
Component - converting the signals from the
sensors to a format that can be shown on the
display device or transferred to an external
display or recording device.
Display - CRT, LED or LCD screen
Communication link several model are
networkable
Mobile appliances
opened with mobile carried
monitors

Overview Of Patient Monitor

Front-view :

Side-view :

Navigating On The Monitor

Display screen :

 Display screen function

Monitoring ECG

Monitoring SpO2

Monitoring respiration

Monitoring blood pressure

Quiz questions :
1. Which information is not displayed in the Monitor Info line?
a. Patient category
b. Alarm volume
Answer : C
c. NBP alarm limits
d. Time
2. Changing the size of the ECG waveform improves QRS detection
and provides more accurate
counting of the heart rate.
a. True
Answer : B
b. False
3. The apnea alarm is;
a. A yellow alarm
b. A red alarm
c. An INOP alarm

Answer : B

Quiz questions :
4. What must be considered when using an SpO2 sensor? (More than one
answer may be correct)
a. The light source and the light detector must be lined up opposite each other
b. The skin integrity at the sensor site
c. If the sensor is too large for the patient, use tape to secureAnswer
it
: A,B
d. Make sure the sensor site is well lit to optimize the signal quality
5. Inaccurate NBP measurements can be caused by:
a. Wrong size cuff
b. Edematous limb
c. Cardiac arrhythmias
d. All of the above

Answer : D