DHO Health Science Test 2 – Questions & Verified
Solutions
What is an applied science used to promote an individuals' safety and well-
being by adapting the environment and using techniques to prevent injuries?
Right Ans - Ergonomics
What allows all health care agencies to readily transfer patient electronic
health records between agencies in a national network? Right Ans - Health
information exchange
What Cardiac test gives important information concerning the spread of
electrical impulses to the heart chambers and assists in diagnosing heart
disease? Right Ans - Electrocardiogram (ECG)
What is a cardiac test that an Egg runs while the patient is exercising? Right
Ans - stress test
What does the cardiac stress test allow the physician to evaluate? Right
Ans - the function of the patients heart during activity
What cardiac test uses technology to direct ultrahigh frequency sound waves
through the chest wall into the heart allowing evaluation of the cardiac
function, reveal valve irregularities, show defects in the heart walls, and
visualize the presence of fluid between the layers of the pericardium? Right
Ans - echocardiograph
What is a computerized x-ray that permits physicians to see clear, cross-
sectional views of both bone and body tissues and to find abnormalities such
as tumors or bleeding? Right Ans - Computerized tomography (CT)
What computerized scanning method allows doctors to examine cross-
sectional images of the body, as well as, blood moving through veins and
arteries, swollen joint shrink, and the reaction of cancerous tumors to
treatment? Right Ans - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
What image allows the doctor to see an organ or bone from all sides? Right
Ans - Position emission tomography (PET)
, What can be used to detect tumors, locate aneurysms and blood vessel
abnormalities, and examine the shape and size of internal organs. Right
Ans - Ultrasonography
What is used to shape the corner so a patient has correct vision? Right Ans
- Laser
What is another name for computer-assisted surgery? Right Ans - Robotic
surgery
What does a robotic surgery help with? Right Ans - have more precise
control over the surgical instruments and to eliminate inconsistencies such as
hand tremors.
What is a surgical procedure in which a surgeon uses preoperative and
intraoperative images to guide or direct the surgery Right Ans - Image-
guided surgery
What uses high-energy particles to decrease the size of tumors and treat
cancer Right Ans - radiation therapy
what uses 3 dimensional imaging models to make individualized prosthetics
such as hands, legs, fingers, and other body parts that will precisely match the
physical requirements of the individual for whom they are designed? Right
Ans - Computer-aided design
what is educational computer programing designed for individualized use?
Right Ans - Computer-assisted instruction
Through the use of systems called _____, computers can be linked together
through cables, telephone lines, or wireless technologies. Right Ans -
Network
what links millions of computers located throughout the world? Right Ans -
internet
what is the process of creating and sending messages from one computer to
another (e-mail)? Right Ans - electronic mail
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