Propedeutic StudiesModule Applied Physics
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: Riccardo REITANOExpected Learning Outcomes
Course Structure
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Physical quantities and their measurement - .Scalar and vector
quantities. Operations between vectors.
Recalls of mechanics and notions
of Biomechanics - Kinematics. Circular motion and harmonic motion. .
Principles of dynamics. Work. Power. Power and efficiency. Moment.
Static. Elasticity. Levers. Physiological levers. Bone fractures
(generalities).
Recalls on fluids and applications in biological systems
- Density. Viscosity. Hydrostatic pressure. Static of fluids. Stevino's
law. Pascal's principle. Principle of Archimedes. Drip. Transfusion.
Withdrawal. Drainage. Dynamics of ideal liquids. Bernoulli's theorem.
Aneurysm and stenosis. Real liquids. Poiseuille report. Hydraulic
resistance.
Thermometry and thermoregulation - temperature and heat.
Temperature measurement. Thermometric scales. Clinical thermometers.
Specific heat. Thermal balance. State transitions . Heat transmission.
Energy balance in the human body. Basal metabolic power.
The electric
and bioelectric phenomena - charges and electric fields. . Electric
current. Laws of Ohm. Elementary circuits. Joule effect. Defibrillator.
Risks related to the use of electricity.
Waves and radiations - Wave phenomena. Period and frequency. Amplitude and energy. Mechanical waves. The sound. Intensity of sound. Sound pressure and decibels. Stethoscope. Ultrasound in medicine. Electromagnetic waves. The electromagnetic spectrum. Radiation in diagnostics and in therapy. X-ray diagnostics. Radioisotopes and nuclear medicine. Radiotherapy. Biological effects of ionizing radiation. Overview of dosimetry and radioprotection.
Textbook Information
1. D. Scannicchio, Fisica Biomedica, EdiSES
2. A. Lascialfari, F. Borsa, A.M. Gueli, Principi di fisica per indirizzo biomedico e farmaceutico, EdiSESCourse Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical quantities, units and systems of measurement, dimensional equations. Measurement tools. Scalar and vector quantities. Operations between vectors. | |
| 2 | Kinematics. Circular motion and harmonic motion. . Principles of dynamics. Work. Energy. Power and efficiency. Moments. Statics. Elasticity. Levers. Physiological levers. Bone fractures (general information). | |
| 3 | Recall on fluids and applications in biological systems - Density. Viscosity. Hydrostatic pressure. Statics of fluids. Stevino's law. Pascal's principle. Archimedes' principle. Intravenous drip. Transfusion. Withdrawal. Serosanguineous dDrainage. Dynamics of ideal liquids. Bernoulli's theorem. Aneurysm and stenosis. Real liquids. Poiseuille relation. Hydraulic resistance. Sphygmomanometry. | |
| 4 | Thermometry and thermoregulation – Temperature and heat. Temperature measurement. Thermometric scales. Clinical thermometers. Specific heat. Thermal balance. State transitions. Heat transmission. Energy balance in the human body. Basal metabolic power. | |
| 5 | Electrical and bioelectric phenomena – Electric charges and fields. . Electric current. Ohm's laws. Elementary circuits. Joule effect. Defibrillator. Risks associated with the use of electricity. | |
| 6 | Wave phenomena. Period and frequency. Amplitude and energy. Mechanical waves. The sound. Sound intensity. Sound pressure and decibels. Phonendoscope. Ultrasound in medicine. | |
| 7 | Electromagnetic waves. The electromagnetic spectrum. Radiation in diagnostics and therapy. Diagnostics with X-rays. Radioisotopes and nuclear medicine. Radiotherapy. Biological effects of ionizing radiation. Notes on dosimetry and radioprotection. |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
- X-ray and their use in diagnostics
- Ideal fluids and the blood circulatory system
- Generality on waves and sound
- Heat propagation and thermoregulation in warm blooded animals
- Work and energy