Life Sciences , Medical Diagnostics , Medical Devices & Medtech

Life Sciences , Medical Devices , Diagnostics & Medtech







Fields of Life science comprise of

  • Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
  • Anatomy & Morphology
  • Behavioural Sciences
  • Biology, Biochemistry & Biotechnology
  • Biophysics
  • Ecology, Evolution & Environment
  • Entomology
  •  Forestry
  • Genetics & Heredity
  • Immunology
  • Mycology
  • Palaeontology & Parasitology
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy
  • Physiology
  • Plant Sciences
  • Toxicology
  • Veterinary Sciences
  • Virology & Zoology

Medical diagnosis is the process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms & signs.
The information required for diagnosis is typically collected from a history & physical examination of the person seeking medical care.
A diagnostic procedure may be performed by various healthcare professionals such as a physician, physiotherapist, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist, nurse practitioner, healthcare scientist or physician assistant.
Detection of any deviation from what is known to be normal, such as can be described in terms of, anatomy , physiology , pathology , psychology & human homeostasis
Knowledge of what is normal & measuring of the patient's current condition against those norms can assist in determining the patient's particular departure from homeostasis & the degree of departure, which in turn can assist in quantifying the indication for further diagnostic processing & A complaint expressed by a patient.
Medtech encompasses a wide range of healthcare products & used to treat diseases & medical conditions affecting humans. Medical technology may broadly include medical devices, information technology, biotech, & healthcare services.

Medical Devices

A medical device is intended to be used for medical purposes & benefit patients by helping health care providers diagnose & treat patients & helping patients overcome sickness or disease, improving their quality of life.

Examples range from simple, low-risk devices such as tongue depressors, medical thermometers, disposable gloves, & bedpans to complex, high-risk devices that are implanted & sustain life. One example of high-risk devices are those with embedded software such as pacemakers, & which assist in the conduct of medical testing, implants, & prostheses.A medical device is intended to be used for medical purposes & benefit patients by helping health care providers diagnose & treat patients & helping patients overcome sickness or disease, improving their quality of life.

Examples range from simple, low-risk devices such as tongue depressors, medical thermometers, disposable gloves, & bedpans to complex, high-risk devices that are implanted & sustain life. One example of high-risk devices are those with embedded software such as pacemakers, & which assist in the conduct of medical testing, implants, & prostheses.

Types of Medical device

  • In vitro diagnostics
  • Surgical instrument
  • Medical test
  • Instruments used in general medicine
  • Durable medical equipment
  • Home medical equipment
  • Medical technology
  • Implant (medicine)
  • Medical software

Relevant Professions

  • Biomedical engineer
  • Clinical engineer
  • Biomedical equipment technician
  • Safety engineer

MedTech has evolved into smaller portable devices, for instance, smartphones, touchscreens, tablets, laptops, digital ink, voice & face recognition & more. With this technology, innovations like electronic health records (EHR), health information exchange (HIE), Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN), personal health records (PHRs), patient portals, nanomedicine, genome-based personalized medicine, Geographical Positioning System (GPS), radio frequency identification (RFID), telemedicine, clinical decision support (CDS), mobile home health care & cloud computing came to exist. , Medical imaging & Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) & 3D printing is another major development in healthcare. It can be used to produce specialized splints, prostheses, parts for medical devices & inert implants. The end goal of 3D printing include artificial intelligence & robots.