Ch. 12 Computers and Technology in Health Care
Across
- 3. computer-assisted surgery
- 9. A large computer that can control the launch of a rocket to outer space
- 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.
- 11. high-energy particles to decrease the size of tumors and treat cancer
- 12. educational computer programming designed for individualized use
- 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
- 15. Secure online websites
- 16. systems that link computers together
- 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.
- 21. uses technology to direct ultrahigh-frequency sound waves through the chest wall and into the heart
- 22. allow for rapid dispensing of medications
- 24. protective programs that limit the ability of other computers to access a computer
- 28. an object that protects a computer from electrical surges and power outages
- 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.
- 33. information entered into certain areas
- 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.
- 36. group of related record
- 37. Alters the magnetic position of hydrogen atoms to produce an image.
- 38. involves the use of audio, and computer systems to provide medical or health care services.
Down
- 1. basic understanding of how a computer works
- 2. permits physicians to see clear cross sectional views of both bone and body tissues to find abnormalities
- 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
- 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.
- 6. a surgical procedure in which a surgeon uses preoperative and intraoperative images to guide or direct the surgery.
- 7. using three dimensional imaging models, individuals who make prosthetics can custom design individualized prosthetics.
- 8. uses special software to perform high-speed math calculations
- 14. A computer size that can sit on a desktop
- 17. Computer size that can be as big as a handheld tablet, smartphone, or personal digital assistant.
- 18. allows all health care agencies to readily transfer patient electronic health records between agencies in a national network.
- 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.
- 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.
- 25. an online teaching and learning environment that uses computers and the internet to allow teachers to present information and activities.
- 26. each collection of related information
- 27. is the process of sending messages from one computer to another
- 29. light beams that can be focused precisely
- 31. the ultimate networked system
- 32. organized collection of information
- 34. a therapeutic device that uses high-frequency sound waves