Exam 4: Telemedicine

___________________ technology involves sharing information in a time- and place-independent way over the Internet.

_____________________ or teleconferencing allows doctors to consult with each other and with patients in real time,at a distance.

Automated ______,some with your doctor's face on the monitor,are starting to make house calls;five-foot tall RP-7 can perform remote check-ups.

In ___________,the pathologist sees images on a monitor instead of under a microscope.

__________________ technology can link devices such as a pacemaker and a cell phone.

Many of the newest,still experimental,monitoring devices use sensors embedded in fabric.One wearable system called ___________ has completed several years of research.

The stated reasons for introducing telemedicine into the _______________ of at least 27 states and the federal system are cost-containment,security,and enhanced medical care.

A _______________ weighs 135 pounds,is only five inches high,and includes a respirator,heart machine,intravenous drugs,and monitors that transmit all the data they gather immediately to the hospital.

_____________________ involves the delivery of therapy using teleconferencing.

A victim of a stroke caused by a clot (determined by a CT scan)may be helped by the administration of _______________,a clot-busting drug,if it is given within a few hours.

_______________ purpose was to compare high-risk,premature infants receiving traditional care with an experimental group,which in addition to traditional care received a telemedicine link to the hospital while the babies were hospitalized and for six months after.

_______________ involves sharing information in a time- and place-independent way over the Internet.The information is stored,digitized,and then sent.

_______________ involves the sending of radiological images in digital form over telecommunications lines.

Medical personnel are required to be licensed by the _______________ in which they practice.

Interactive videoconferencing or _______________ allows doctors to consult with each other and with patients in real time,at a distance.

______________ uses computers and telecommunications equipment to deliver medical care at a distance.

A _______________ system can be used at home by asthmatic patients;it is designed to transmit over the telephone to a remote location.

_______________________ saves patients by speeding diagnosis,so that tPA can be given within a few hours if appropriate.

_______________ involves the delivery of therapy using teleconferencing.

_______________ technology can link devices such as a pacemaker and a cell phone.