Ch. 12 Computers and Technology in Health Care - KEY TERMS

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Across
  1. 1. - can control the launch of a rocket to outer space
  2. 10. -used for patients who cannot excersie
  3. 12. - handheld tablet
  4. 13. - a group of related records combined
  5. 14. - body-scanning method uses nuclear magnetic resonance instead of X-ray radiation
  6. 16. - can sit on a desktop
  7. 20. -used to promote an individual’s safety and well-being by adapting to the environment and using techniques to prevent injuries
  8. 22. -the process of sending messages from one computer to another
  9. 25. - uses special software to perform high-speed math calculations
  10. 27. -a system that use a artificial intelligence to aid in the detection and diagnosis of disease
  11. 28. - a basic understanding of how a computer works
  12. 29. - light beams that can be focused precisely
  13. 30. - protective programs that limit the ability of other computers to access a computer
  14. 32. - through the use of systems, computer can be linked together
  15. 33. - allow for rapid dispensing of medications
  16. 35. - protect a computer from electrical surges and power outages
  17. 36. - also called computer assisted surgery, another major technoligical advance
  18. 37. -introduced in 1972, the noninvasive, computerized X-ray permits physicians to see clear, cross-sectional views of both bone and body tissue
  19. 38. -secure online websites are established by a physician
Down
  1. 2. -uses high-energy particles to decrease the size of tumors and treat cancer
  2. 3. - an organized collection of information
  3. 4. -educational computer programming designed for individualized use
  4. 5. -which links millions of computers throughout the world
  5. 6. -an online teaching and learning environment that uses computers and the internet to allow teachers to present information and activities
  6. 7. - a cpmputerized version of a patient’s medical information that may include statistcal information, medical history
  7. 8. -that allows all health care agencies to readily transfer patient electronic health care records between agencies in a national network
  8. 9. -a computerized interpretation system that produces visual pictures on a computer monitor and a printout of the electrical activity of a patient’s heart
  9. 11. -a surgical procedure in which a surgeon uses preoperative and intraoperative images to guide or direct the surgery
  10. 15. -used for patients who cannot excersie
  11. 17. - each collection of related information
  12. 18. -a slightly radioactive substance is injected into the patient and detected by PET scanner
  13. 19. -uses technology to direct ultrahigh-frequency soundwaves through the chest wall and into the heart
  14. 21. -a small amount of a radioactive substance such as thallium is given
  15. 23. involves the use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide medical or health care services
  16. 24. - programs that contain instructions to alter the operation of the computer program, allow access to information on the computer
  17. 26. - information is entered into areas
  18. 31. -an ECG run while the patient is exercising
  19. 34. -a noninvasive scanning method that used high-frequency sound waves that bounce back as an echo when they hit different tissues and organs inside the body