Computers and Technology in Health Care

What is the abbreviation for positron emission tomography

An online community maintained by one or more people to provide information on a topic is a/an ___.

Environmental service workers use computers to monitor patients & record pulse, blood pressure, and blood oxygen levels.

Light beams called ___ can be used to shape a patient's cornea and correct vision.

A major use of the Internet in health care is for ____.

The unit that processes all information or data entering the computer is the ____.

Information such as name, address, telephone number, or occupation entered into a database

Secure online websites established by a provider or health care facility is called patient portals.

Health care providers use spreadsheets to do all of the following EXCEPT

The first noninvasive computer-based body and brain scanner was _____.

The machine components of a computer, including the keyboard, disk drive, CPU, and monitor, are called ________.

What scanning procedure places image on a screen by detecting slightly radioactive substance into a patient?

Computerized tomography produces a three-dimensional image that allows the doctor to see an organ or bone from all sides

A protective program that limits the ability of other computers to access a computer

An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a cardiac test run while the patient is exercising.

The noninvasive scanning procedrue that is used to determine the size, position, sex, & abnormalities of a fetus is ___.

To prevent errors made by machines, all facets or dispensing drugs must be handled by employees.

What is the abbreviation for random access memory

Computer literacy means a basic understanding how the computer works and of the application used in your field.

You can do an advanced search on a search engine by ___.

Most medical laboratories rely heavily on computers for both blood and urine analysis.

Ultrasound is used by physical therapists and chiropractors as a form of deep heat therapy.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a computerized database?

A contingency backup plan is necessary when using computers to ___.

Image-guided surgery uses high-energy particles to decrease the size of tumors and treat cancer.

Flash drives provide an important means of ____.

What is the abbreviation for Central processing unit

The unit in a computer that stores operating programs, temporary data, and monitoring and tracking data is the ____.

An organized collection of information such as insurance company records or patient information

A database can be used to create information records for both patients and health care employees.

Uses formulas to perform high-speed math calculations and create budgets, business projections, and statical reports

Brachytherapy uses radioactive isotopes that are sealed inside tiny pellets or "seeds".

For CT, the patient is place in a large circular magnet that uses the field to measure activity of atoms in the body.

Which website is mostly likely to contain current & accurate information about the link between nutrition and cancer?

The programs, or instructions, that run a computer and allow the computer to perform specific tasks are called ______.

Healthcare providers use computers for information systems, diagnostic testing, treatment, patient monitoring, and more.

A system linking all of the computers in a health care facility

What is the abbreviation for cathode ray tube

All of the following are components fo a search engine except for a/an ___

Writing reports, information sheets, memos

The applied science of adapting the environment and using techniques to prevent injury is ___.

MRI allows physicians to see blood moving through veins & the reaction of cancerous tumors to treatment.

A protective program that limits the ability of other computers to access a computer is a/an ____.

Educational computer programming designed for idividual use is ____.

Programs that contain instructions to alter the operation of computer programs.

Online community providing information on certain topics

Compact disks and digital versatile/video disks used for information storage and transfer

A hospital pharmacist can use a coputer to check for drug interactions and to monitor pharmacy inventory.

A handheld tablet is an example of a microcomputer.

Process of creating and sending messages from one computer to another