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- 4. allows all health care agencies to readily transfer patient electronic health records between agencies in a national network.
- 6. a computerized version of a patient’s medical information that may include statistical data( name, address, telephone number, insurance information, etc.)
- 9. secure online websites are established by a physician, health care facility, or other health care provider. P
- 11. uses technology to direct ultra high-frequency sound waves through the chest wall and into the heart.
- 12. - the use of high-frequency sound waves, is a therapeutic device in addition to a method of imaging.
- 16. an applied science used to promote an individual’s safety and well-being by adapting to the environment and using techniques to prevent injuries.
- 17. learning- the internet offers an approach to education.
- 21. uses special software to perform high-speed math calculations.
- 24. surgery - also called computer-assisted surgery, is another major technological advance.
- 30. provided many enhancements for individuals who have hearing impairments.
- 31. this is 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.
- 32. an organized collection of information.
- 33. a handheld tablet, smartphone, or personal case to a personal computer, which can sit on a desktop.
- 36. tomography (CT) introduced in 1972, this noninvasive, computerized X-ray permits physicians to see clear, cross-sectional views of both bone and body tissues and to find abnormalities such as tumors or bleeding.
- 37. a basic understanding of how a computer works and the applications used in your field or profession.
- 38. this computerized, body-scanning method uses nuclear magnetic resonance instead of X-ray radiation.
- 39. used for patients who cannot exercise.
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- 1. e-mail is the process of sending messages from one computer to another.
- 2. information is entered into areas
- 3. an ECG run while the patient is exercising.
- 5. a small amount of a radioactive substance such as thallium is given intravenously.
- 7. discussed in detail in section 1:2, involves the use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide medical or health care care services.
- 8. when a group of related records is combined.
- 10. is a surgical procedure in which a surgeon uses preoperative and intraoperative images to guide or direct the surgery.
- 13. allow for rapid dispensing of medications.
- 14. is educational computer programming designed for individualized use.
- 15. originally used by engineers and designers, ahs also found a place in therapeutic treatment.
- 18. light beams that can be focused precisely,are one example.
- 19. through the use of systems.
- 20. therapy - uses high-energy particles to decrease the size of tumors and treat cancer.
- 22. control the launch of a rocket to outer space.
- 23. a computerized interpretation system that produces visual pictures on a computer monitor and a printout of the electrical activity of a patient’s heart.
- 25. within the database, each collection of related information.
- 26. used for patients who cannot exercise.
- 27. are protective programs that limit the ability of other computers to access a computer.
- 28. emission tomography (PET)- to perform a PET scan, a slightly radioactive substance is injected into the patient and detected by the PET scanner.
- 29. power supply (UPS)- to protect a computer from electrical surges and power outages.
- 34. millions of computers throughout the world.
- 35. are programs that contain instructions to alter the operation of the computer programs, erase or scramble data on the computer, or allow access to information on the computer.