Ch. 12 Computers and Technology in Health Care - KEY TERMS
A test using medicine to stress the heart.
What is an adenosine stress test?
Learning using computer programs.
What is computer-assisted instruction?
Messages sent online.
What is electronic mail?
Protection against hackers.
What are firewalls?
A scan using magnets for body images.
What is an MRI?
Knowing how to use a computer.
What is computer literacy?
A detailed X-ray scan.
What is a CT scan?
Designing workspaces for comfort and safety.
What is ergonomics?
Sharing electronic patient information.
What is HIE?
A large computer used by companies.
What is a mainframe computer?
Software used to design buildings or objects.
What is CAD?
An ultrasound of the heart.
What is an echocardiogram?
A heart test done while exercising.
What is an exercise stress test?
Surgery guided by computer images.
What is image-guided surgery?
A small personal computer.
What is a microcomputer?
A collection of organized data.
What is a database?
A test that records heart rhythm.
What is an ECG?
Sections of a database.
What are fields?
A global computer connection system.
What is the Internet?
Connected computers sharing data.
What are networks?
A heart test using medicine to increase heart rate.
What is a dobutamine stress test?
A digital patient chart.
What is an EHR?
A saved computer document.
What is a file?
A strong beam of light used in medicine.
What are lasers?
A heart scan using radioactive material.
What is a nuclear stress test?