There are several basic types of medical equipment in use in today’s hospitals:



* Diagnostic medical equipment includes medical imaging machines, used to aid in diagnosis. Examples are ultrasound and MRI machines, PET and CT scanners, and x-ray machines.

* Therapeutic medical equipment includes infusion pumps, medical lasers and LASIK surgical machines.

* Life support medical equipment is used maintain a patient’s bodily function. These include medical ventilators, heart-lung machines, ECMO, and dialysis machines.

* Medical monitors allow medical staff to measure a patient’s medical state. Monitors may measure patient vital signs and other parameters including ECG, EEG, blood pressure, and dissolved gases in the blood.

Holding my breathe underwater for 8 minutes for a scientific testing program.

32 degrees.

My eyes.

Medical technology