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

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Across
  1. 1. high energy particles to decrease the size of tumors and treat cancer
  2. 3. a surgical procedure in which a surgeon uses preoperative and intraoperative images to guide or direct the surgery
  3. 8. an ECG run while the patient is exercising
  4. 9. computer can be linked together
  5. 11. uses technology to direct ultrahigh-frequency sound waves through the chest wall and into the heart
  6. 12. to perform a PET scane
  7. 14. noninvasive computerized X-ray permits physicians to to see clear, cross-sectional views of both bone and body tissues
  8. 16. protective programs that limit the ability of other computers to access a computer
  9. 17. an applied science used to promote
  10. 24. used for patients who cannot exercise
  11. 26. allow a rapid dispensing of medications
  12. 28. a basic understanding of how a computer works and the applications used in your field or profession
  13. 29. to protect a computer from electrical surges and power outages
  14. 31. allows all health care agencies to readily transfer patient electronic health record
  15. 34. computer-assisted surgery
  16. 35. a computerized version of a patients medical information that may include statistical data
  17. 37. creating information records for patients and employees
  18. 38. special software to perform high speed math calculations
Down
  1. 2. a small amount of radioactive substance such as thallium is given intravenously
  2. 4. a computerized interpretation system that produces visual pictures on a computer monitor and a printout of the electrical activity of a patients heart
  3. 5. computerized body scanning method uses nuclear magnetic resonance instead of X-ray radiation
  4. 6. computer that can control the launch of a rocket to outer space
  5. 7. secure online websites are established by physicians
  6. 10. involves the use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide medical or health care services
  7. 13. used by engineers and designers for therapeutic treatment
  8. 15. e-mail which is a process that sends messages from one computer to another
  9. 18. educational computer programming designed for individualized use
  10. 19. an online teaching and learning environment that uses computers and the internet to allow teachers to present information and activities
  11. 20. a handheld tablet, smartphone, or personal digital assistant
  12. 21. 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. 22. each collection of related information
  14. 23. sits on a desktop
  15. 25. used for patients who cannot exercise
  16. 27. links millions of computer throughout the world
  17. 30. programs that contain instructions to alter the operation of the computer programs
  18. 32. when a group of related records are combined
  19. 33. where information is entered
  20. 36. light beams that can be focused precisely are one example