Course detail

Practics of Functional Diagnostics

CESA-SPFDAcad. year: 2025/2026

This subject is focused on the extension of theoretical knowledges and gain of practical skills about methods and technology used in functional diagnosis. Students will deal with diagnosis instruments and their technical parameters. The next profit will be practical experience with instruments control, calibration and problems, which can appear during measurement process.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Vratislav Harabiš, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Biomedical Engineering (UBMI)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Test is oriented to problems during each measurements and their solvings.
Laboratory exercises are compulsory, properly excused exercises absences can be substitute at another time after consultation with the teacher.

Aims

Students gain practical experiences by working with diagnosis instruments, which are used in functional diagnosis. They also extends their theoretical knowledge about principles using in these instruments.
Students will obtain practical skills with diagnosis instruments. The student is able to:
- Choose suitable instrument and measure basic physiological parameters like weight, height, blood pressure, heart rate, breathe rate, oximetry
- Connect electrodes and measure ECG using clinical instrument
- Evaluate important parameters of fitness devices, configuring own device
- Connect electrodes and make measurement of EMG and evoked potentials
- EMG measurement using wireless system including movement monitoring
- Walk and stability measurement

The test is oriented to verify, that student is able to:
- Describe basic principles used in electric signal sensing from the human body
- Describe basic principles used in diagnosis of basic function of the human body like breath rate, blood pressure, heart rate, ect.
- Describe principles of evaluation of physiological parameters

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

CHMELAŘ, M. Lékařská laboratorní technika. 2001.
CHMELAŘ, M. Lékařská přístrojová technika, 2005, Akademické nakladatelství CERM (CS)

Type of course unit

Seminar

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Vratislav Harabiš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Basic physiological measurements, weight, height, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure. Principles used in the instruments, technical solutions and recommendations for individual measurements
2. Automatic blood pressure monitors. Comparison with mercury blood pressure monitors
3. Spirometric measurements, comparison of pressure and turbine spirometers. Breath monitoring using chest straps
4. Pulse oximetry.
5. ECG measurements. Use of a clinical device (Schiller ECG)
6. ECG measurement using fitness and wearables devices (Arduino + ECG/EMG Shield, Bitalino, Vernier)
7. Stress ECG measurements, Holter measurements
8. EMG measurements. Using the TrueScan portable EMG system for EMG measurements including evoked potential measurements
9. EMG measurements for sports and therapeutic purposes using 16-channel wireless EMG (Cometa Systems) with 3D accelerometer motion monitoring
10. Force measurements. Compression force and pressure plate measurements
11. Gait and postural stability analysis using a pressure walker (Zebris)
12. Rehabilitation on a movement trainer (Thera-vital)

Laboratory exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Vratislav Harabiš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Practics of Functional Diagnostics

Type of course unit