Ch. 12 Computers and Technology in Health Care
used for patients who cannot exercise; a medication that simulates the effect of exercise is given to increase the blood flow and heart rate; physician can determine how heart responds to stress Echocardiogram
Adenosine stress test
is an organized collection of information, Information is entered into areas called fields.
Database
Messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network.
Electronic mail
are protective programs that limit the ability of other computers to access a computer
Firewalls
This computerized, body-scanning method uses nuclear magnetic resonance instead of X-ray radiation.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
means a basic understanding of how a computer works and the applications used in your field or profession. also means feeling comfortable using a computer for your job needs.
Computer literacy
A heart stress test used for people who cannot exercise, using the drug dobutamine to make the heart beat faster.
Dobutamine stress test
The study of people's efficiency in their working environment, often focused on designing equipment to reduce operator fatigue and discomfort.
Ergonomics
allows all health care agencies to readily transfer patient electronic health records (EHRS) between agencies in a national network
Health information exchange (HIE)
can control the launch of a rocket to outer space.
Mainframe computer
originally used by engineers and designers, has also found a place in therapeutic treatment.
Computer-aided design (CAD)
A test that uses sound waves to create images of the heart's chambers, valves, walls, and the blood vessels attached to the heart.
Echocardiogram
an ECG run while the patient is exercising; usually involves walking "a treadmill or riding an exercise bike until a target heart rate is reached; allows the physician to evaluate the function of the patient's heart during activity
Exercise stress test
is a surgical procedure in which a surgeon uses preoperative and intraoperative images to guide or direct the surgery
Image-guided surgery (IGS)
Computer size can range anywhere from a microcomputer, such as a handheld tablet. smartphone, or personal digital assistant (PDA), to a laptop in a compact case to a personal computer, which can sit on a desktop
Microcomputer
is educational computer programming designed for individualized use.
Computer-assisted instruction (CAI)
a computerized interpretation system that produces visual pictures on a computer monitor and a printout of the electrical activity of a patient's heart; gives important information concerning the spread of electrical impulses to the heart chambers and assists in diagnosing heart disease
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
A database is an organized collection of information, Information is entered into areas
Fields
search engines can identify vast amounts of information about any given topic.
Internet
where computers can be linked together; allow multiple users to share the same data or information at the same time.
Networks
scanner uses a pencil-thin beam of radiation to create clear, cross-sectional views of both bone and body tissues
Computerized tomography (CT)
is a computerized version of a patient's medical information that may include statistical data (name, address, telephone number, insurance information, etc.), diagnoses, medical history, treatments, medications taken, tests performed, and any other information that could be included in a patient's paper record.
Electronic health record (EHR)
When a group of related records is combined
File
a type of technology that can be used to remove something; a light beam that can be focused precisely
Lasers
a small amount of a radioactive substance such as thallium is given intravenously
Nuclear stress test