Ch. 12 Computers and Technology in Health Care

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Across
  1. 3. computer-assisted surgery
  2. 9. A large computer that can control the launch of a rocket to outer space
  3. 10. an ECG run while the patient is exercising, usually involves walking a treadmill or radiding an exercise bike until target heart rate is reached.
  4. 11. high-energy particles to decrease the size of tumors and treat cancer
  5. 12. educational computer programming designed for individualized use
  6. 13. programs that contain instructions to alter the operation of computer programs, scramble data on the computer, or allow access to information on the computer
  7. 15. Secure online websites
  8. 16. systems that link computers together
  9. 19. an applied science used to promote an individual’s safety and well-being by adapting to the environment and using techniques to prevent injuries.
  10. 21. uses technology to direct ultrahigh-frequency sound waves through the chest wall and into the heart
  11. 22. allow for rapid dispensing of medications
  12. 24. protective programs that limit the ability of other computers to access a computer
  13. 28. an object that protects a computer from electrical surges and power outages
  14. 30. used for patients who cannot exercise a medication that simulates the effect of exercise is given to determine how the heart responds to stress.
  15. 33. information entered into certain areas
  16. 35. used for patients who cannot exercise a medication that simulates the effect of exercise is given to determine how the heart responds to stress.
  17. 36. group of related record
  18. 37. Alters the magnetic position of hydrogen atoms to produce an image.
  19. 38. involves the use of audio, and computer systems to provide medical or health care services.
Down
  1. 1. basic understanding of how a computer works
  2. 2. permits physicians to see clear cross sectional views of both bone and body tissues to find abnormalities
  3. 4. a computerized interpretation system that produces visual pictures on a computer monitor and a printout of the electrical activity of a patient’s heart
  4. 5. a small amount of radioactive substance is given intravenously; a special camera is used to identify the rays emitted from the substance while the patient is at rest and then during exercise.
  5. 6. a surgical procedure in which a surgeon uses preoperative and intraoperative images to guide or direct the surgery.
  6. 7. using three dimensional imaging models, individuals who make prosthetics can custom design individualized prosthetics.
  7. 8. uses special software to perform high-speed math calculations
  8. 14. A computer size that can sit on a desktop
  9. 17. Computer size that can be as big as a handheld tablet, smartphone, or personal digital assistant.
  10. 18. allows all health care agencies to readily transfer patient electronic health records between agencies in a national network.
  11. 20. a computerized version of a patient's medical information that may include statistical data, diagnoses, medical history, treatments, medications taken, tests performed, and any other information that could be included in a patient’s paper record.
  12. 23. 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.
  13. 25. an online teaching and learning environment that uses computers and the internet to allow teachers to present information and activities.
  14. 26. each collection of related information
  15. 27. is the process of sending messages from one computer to another
  16. 29. light beams that can be focused precisely
  17. 31. the ultimate networked system
  18. 32. organized collection of information
  19. 34. a therapeutic device that uses high-frequency sound waves