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Publication Type	honors thesis
School or College	College of Science
Department	Biological Sciences
Thesis Supervisor	Richard A. Normann
Honors Advisor/Mentor	B. Gale Dick
Creator	Erickson, Evelyn Jo
Title	The development of a self contained device for monitoring cardiac output including a survey of related physiology and bioinstrumentation
Date	1982-06
Year graduated	1982
Description	A thermodilution method for measuring cardiac output has been proposed. The new experimental technique is described with emphasis on the early research and development. A positive change in blood heat content is induced when a .OSF capacitor is discharged through a coil of nichrome or chrome I resistance wire. This technique guarantees high reproducibility. The coil, located in the vena cava, is not expected to dangerously heat. Measurements of the coil temperature in still water show a maximum temperature change of 6T = 2.829°C. The proposed technique gives results which correlate well with actual flow (correlation coefficient r = .990). It promises to be accurate, reproducible, practical, and economical.
Type	Text
Publisher	University of Utah
Subject	Cardiac output - Measurement; Medical instruments and apparatus
Language	eng
Rights Management	(c) Evelyn Jo Erickson
Format Medium	application/pdf
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Reference URL	https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fz19dp

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