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- 4. allows patients to communicate with physicians or health care specialists at a distance
- 6. When a group of related records is combined
- 9. To perform a PET scan, a slightly radioactive substance is injected into the patient and detected by the PET scanner
- 12. light beams that can be focused precisely
- 13. proper lighting, correct positioning of the computer keyboard and monitor, a chair that provides good support, and proper posture
- 15. the use of computer systems
- 17. programs that contain instructions to alter the operation of the computer programs
- 19. a small amount of a radioactive substance such as thallium is given intravenously
- 21. special software to perform high-speed math calculations.
- 22. A database is an organized collection of information
- 23. called computer-assisted surgery
- 24. an approach to education called virtual learning
- 26. protective programs that limit the ability of other computers to access a computer.
- 27. allows a user to locate records quickly, compile statistics and reports, enter additional information and changes readily, and store information more efficiently than paper files.
- 30. rapid dispensing of medications
- 31. uses technology to direct ultrahigh-frequency sound waves through the chest wall and into the heart
- 33. information about the patient
- 35. each collection of related information
- 36. uses high-energy particles to decrease the size of tumors and treat cancer
- 37. can sit on a desktop
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- 1. basic understanding of how a computer works
- 2. allows all health care agencies to readily transfer patient electronic health records (EHRS) between agencies in a national network.
- 3. use for patient who cannot exercise
- 5. custom design individualized prosthetics such as hands, legs, fingers, and other body parts
- 7. an ECG run while the patient is exercising
- 8. educational computer programming designed for individualized use.
- 10. computerized, body-scanning method uses nuclear magnetic resonance instead of X-ray radiation
- 11. used for patients who cannot exercise
- 14. can control the launch of a rocket to outer space.
- 16. a computerized interpretation system that produces visual pictures on a computer monitor and a printout of the electrical activity of a patient's heart;
- 18. permits physicians to see clear, cross-sectional views of both bone and body tissues
- 20. To protect a computer from electrical surges and power outage
- 25. secure online websites are established by a physician
- 28. surgical procedure in which a surgeon uses preoperative and intraoperative images to guide or direct the surgery
- 29. online teaching and learning environment
- 32. a noninvasive scanning method that uses high-frequency sound waves that bounce back as an echo when they hit different tissues and organs inside the body
- 34. sending messages from one computer to another