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CHAPTER 9: COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH CARE

CHAPTER 9: COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH CARE

COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH CARE

After completing this chapter, you should be able to:

Case Study Investigation

KEY TERMS

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INTRODUCTION

Name four (4) areas in health care where computers and technology applications are used.

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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all other vital information to enter, process

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of all information is required and an alternative plan must be used to avoid losing essential information.

What is an EHR?

DIAGNOSTICS

MEDICAL LABORATORY TESTS

CARDIAC TESTS

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IMAGING TECHNOLOGY

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sonogram and to determine the severity of a birth defect. The newest ultrasound

SUMMARY

List five (5) diagnostic tools that use computers and technology.

TREATMENT

(A) For magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the patient is placed in the center of a large magnet that measures the activity of hydrogen ions inside the body and creates an image of the body

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List two (2) ways lasers are used in the medical field.

Robotic surgery

(A) Ultrasound is used during pregnancy to determine the size, position, sex, and even abnormalities of the fetus. (B) This ultrasound scan shows a fetus at 22 weeks.

Lasers are used to reshape the cornea of the eye to correct vision defects.

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PATIENT MONITORING

Image-guided surgery allows the surgeon to see a three-dimensional image of the operative site during the procedure.

Pulse oximeters measure the oxygen level in the blood.

List three (3) ways technology assists medical providers in monitoring patients.

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Monitors are used to measure and display vital signs such as pulse, blood pressure, and heart rhythms

EDUCATION

Some infant incubators use computer technology to provide photo (light) therapy for infants with jaundice.

A simulator manikin can be monitored and programmed to react in a positive or negative manner when treated.

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Technology has even improved the availability

List two (2) ways education can be improved because of better technology.

RESEARCH

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Robots can be used in research to fill pipettes with the correct amount of solution

List two (2) ways research is facilitated because of advances in technology and computer use.

COMMUNICATION

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Electronic mail, or e-mail, allows health care providers to quickly send messages, memos, announcements, reports, and other data to one or more persons.

What is telemedicine?

Case Study Investigation Conclusion

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Telemedicine