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

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Across
  1. 1. for patients who can’t exercise,medication that simulates the effect of exercise
  2. 4. Educational computer programming designed for individualized use
  3. 6. such as a tablet,phone,or personal digital assistant(PDA)
  4. 8. a surgical procedure in which they use images to guide and direct the surgery
  5. 9. An online teaching and learning environment that uses computers and the internet to present information and activities
  6. 11. Directs ultra-high frequency sound waves to the chest wall into the heart
  7. 12. sound waves that bounce back as an echo when they hit different tissues and organs
  8. 14. information entered into certain areas
  9. 15. The use of video,audio,and computer systems to provide medical or health care services
  10. 16. Computerized X-ray which allows for physicians to see clearer
  11. 18. high energy particles to decrease size of tumors and treat cancer
  12. 21. used to promote an individual’s safety and well being to prevent injuries
  13. 23. Programs that contain intrusions to alter the operation not teh computer programs
  14. 26. Computers can be linked together
  15. 27. Can sit on a desktop
  16. 29. Protects a computer form electrical surges and power outages
  17. 32. An interpretation system that produces visual pictures on a computer monitor
  18. 33. Uses special software to perform high speed math calculations
Down
  1. 2. Communication between different health care providers
  2. 3. three-dimensional imaging models helps make prosthetics
  3. 5. Uses nuclear magnetic resonance instead of X-ray radiation
  4. 7. A basic understanding of how a computer works and applications used in a field or profession
  5. 10. Communication between different health care providers
  6. 13. Radioactive substance that is injected into patient and detected by PET scanner
  7. 17. control the launch of a rocket to outer space
  8. 19. for patients who can’t exercise,medication that simulates the effect of exercise
  9. 20. computer assisted surgery,mechanical device that is controlled
  10. 22. Protective programs that limit the ability of other computers to access a computer
  11. 24. organized collection of information
  12. 25. The process of sending messages from one computer to another
  13. 28. light beams that can be focused precisely
  14. 30. Links millions of computers throughout the world
  15. 31. collection of related information