CH. 12 KEY TERMS
used for patients who cannot exercise, it is a medicine that stimulates the effect of exercise to increase blood flow
database
an organized collection of information
electronic mail
an example of a communication method
firewalls
protective programs that limit the ability of other computers to access a computer
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance instead of x ray radiation
computer literacy
a basic understanding of how a computer works and the applications used in your field or profession
dobutamine stress test
used for patients who cannot exercise, it is a medicine that stimulates the effect of exercise to increase blood flow
ergonomics
applied science used to promote an individual's safety and well-being
health information exchange
a funding and guidance that allows all health care agencies to readily transfer patient electronic health records
mainframe computer
a computer that can control the launch of a rocket
computer aided design
used to create models that can be duplicated as precisely as possible for research or functioning models of body parts
echocardiogram
uses tech to direct ultrahigh-frequency sound waves through the chest wall into the heart
exercise stress test
- an ECG run while the patient is exercising
image guided surgery
a surgical procedure in whicha surgeon uses preoperative and intraoperative images to guide or direct the surgery
microcomputer
a handheld tablet
computer assisted instruction
educational computer programming designed for individual use.
electrocardiogram
a computerized interpretation system that produces visual pictures on a computer monitor
fields
where information is entered
internet
an approach to education called virtual learning
networks
the use of systems that computers can be linked together
computerized tomography
CT scan that analyzs blood, performing medical laboratory analyses, and scanning or viewing
electronic health record
a computerized version of a patient’s medical information.
file
a group of related records is combined
lasers
light beams that can be focused precisely
nuclear stress test
a small amount of radioactive substance such as thallium, that is given intravenously