Regulation- 2012

Reg. No:
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SRI RAMAKRISHNA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, COIMBATORE

(Autonomous Institution, Accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ GRADE Approved by AICTE and Permanently affiliated to Anna University, Chennai)

AUTONOMOUS (SUPPLEMENTARY) EXAMINATIONS – AUG 2016

B.E - ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

12EC2E29 - MEDICAL ELECTRONICS

Answer ALL questions
Duration: 3 Hours Maximum: 100 Marks
PART - A (10 x 1 = 10 Marks)

1. The normal heart rate measuring range is

a) 0–250 beats/min b) 0–300 beats/min c) 0–200 beats/min d) 0–350 beats/min

2. Einthoven leads are also called as

a) Unipolar leads b) Bipolar leads c) Limb leads d) Precordial leads

3. Doppler imaging is used for the measurement of

a) Blood cell count b) Blood flow c) Blood pH d) Blood Pressure

4. Which are responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and carbon
dioxide from the tissues to the lungs?
a) Erythrocytes b) Leucocytes c) Lymphocytes d) Neutrophils

5. Pacemakers are related to

a) Kidney stone b) Circulatory system c) Heart block d) Respiratory system

6. The instrument for administering the shock

a) Defibrillator b) Pace maker c) Auto analyzer d) Photometer

7. A radiograph is called as
a) ECG b) X-ray c) EEG d) EOG

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8. The radio isotope used in diagnosis is
a) 60Co b) 60Au c) 60Ni d) 60Cu

9. Video image of the temperature distribution over the surface of the skin is termed as
a) Tomography b) MRI c) Thermography d) Endoscopy

10. Production of deep heating directly in the tissues of the body is called as
a) Tomography b) Diathermy c) Lithotripsy d) Endoscopy

PART - B (5 x 2 = 10 Marks)
11. What is resting potential?
12. Write the normal range of partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2).
13. What is meant by Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)?
14. Outline the significance of radio isotopes.
15. List the advantages of thermography.

PART - C (5 x 16 = 80 Marks)

Compulsory Question:
16. Draw the block diagram of a typical EEG recording system and explain. (16)
Name the EEG rhythms.

17. a) How do you measure blood pressure by ultrasonic Doppler shift method? (16)
Explain with its neat block diagram.
(OR)
b) With a neat sketch, explain about the respiratory system in detail. (16)

18. a) State the need for a defibrillator. Draw the basic circuit diagram of a DC (16)
defibrillator and explain its working.
(OR)
b) With a neat block diagram, explain about ECG telemetry system. (16)

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19. a) What are the sub-systems of a linear accelerator machine used for radio (16)
therapy? Explain.
(OR)
b) Draw the block diagram of CT data acquisition system and explain the (16)
principle of iterative reconstruction and back projection for processing
the image.

20. a) With a neat block diagram, explain about the basic blocks and (16)
functioning of Infrared Imaging based thermography.
(OR)
b) Explain about the principle of surgical diathermy with its neat diagram. (16)
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