Tech in healthcare
This wearable technology tracks a person’s heart rate and daily steps.
A fitness tracker or smartwatch
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The phrase you say to greet someone you meet for the first time.
"Nice to meet you"
The term for when a patient must stay in the hospital overnight or longer.
Hospitalization
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This is the process of determining what is wrong with a patient.
Diagnosis
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The name of the technology that uses sound waves to create images inside the body.
Ultrasound
The term for someone who answers questions and assists visitors at the hospital’s front desk.
Receptionist
The process of cleaning your hands to prevent infection before touching a patient.
Hand hygiene or handwashing
A substance given to prevent diseases, often by injection.
A vaccine
This is the largest organ in the human body.
The skin
A secure method of transferring patient data between hospitals electronically.
Encryption
What do you say to someone who's sick?
Get well soon!
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The document doctors use to prescribe medication to patients.
A prescription
The body part where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
The lungs
A natural reflex that removes dust or particles from the throat.
Coughing
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The term for a computer program that stores patient medical records.
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
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When you are sick and can't go to work you are on a...
... sick leave
The first thing a nurse usually does when a patient arrives at the hospital.
Taking vital signs
This word describes a condition that lasts a long time and may not go away, such as diabetes.
Chronic
This device lets doctors listen to a patient’s heartbeat.
A stethoscope
This is the device used to record a patient’s heart activity.
ECG or EKG machine
In which situations do we use the expression "Help yourself"?
It's a polite way of inviting someone to take or use something freely, without permission or assistance. It's often used in social situations, especially when offering food, drinks, or other items.
A place where surgeries are performed.
Operating room or operating theatre
The term for a machine that takes detailed images inside the body using magnetic waves.
An MRI
The approximate number of bones in an adult human body.
206