Technology in Care Delivery Final
Exam Questions and Answers
A program called ________ is used to model flu. - Answer- b) MIDAS
Information technology can help infection control practitioners in the task of
________. - Answer- d) All of the above
A/An ________ is a global outbreak of disease to which every individual in the world
is susceptible - Answer- b) pandemic
Some of the effects of global warming (climate change) are ________. - Answer- d)
Both A and C
- more intense storms and heat waves
- drought in the developing world
Public health is affected by social factors such as poverty and social ________. -
Answer- a) inequality
________ supports public health practice and research with information technology.
- Answer- c) Public health informatics
________ refers to "the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related
states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the
control of health problems." - Answer- c) Epidemiology
Computers can create what-if scenarios or ________ of what would happen to an
infectious disease if something else happened (e.g., if air travel increased/decreased
or the temperature rose or fell; if there was an adequate supply of antiviral drugs, if a
vaccine existed or did not exist). - Answer- c) simulations
________ models are the programs that create the simulations. - Answer- b)
Computational
________ are organized "system[s] for the collection, storage, retrieval, analysis,
and dissemination of information" on people with a disease, a predisposition toward
a disease, and an exposure to anything thought to cause ill health. - Answer- a)
Registries
With ________ reality technology, the computer can create simulations and an
environment that seems real, but is not. - Answer- virtual
________ machines use computer technology to produce images of soft tissue
within the body that could not be pictured by traditional X-rays. - Answer- d) MRI
________ are used to image brain tumors and in helping to diagnose disorders of
the nervous system such as multiple sclerosis (MS). - Answer- d) MRIs
, If a doctor suspects that you have a broken bone, which of the following imaging
techniques is likely to be used? - Answer- a) X-ray
Radiology is increasingly concerned with treating disease. Radiologists who treat
disease are called ________ radiologists. - Answer- a) interventional
________ or telepresence surgery performed by robotic devices controlled by
surgeons at another site has been successfully performed. - Answer- a) Distance
Digital images ________. - Answer- d) All of the above
- do not have to be developed
- can be transmitted over telephone lines
- are immediately available on a network
________ uses X-rays and digital technology to produce a cross-sectional image of
the body. - Answer- d) Computerized tomography (CT) scan
________ is used to examine a moving fetus. - Answer- ultrasound
________ is an eye surgery that uses lasers to correct vision by changing the shape
of the cornea. - Answer- c) LASIK
Most minimally invasive procedures are done using a/an ________-a thin tube,
which can be connected to a minuscule camera. It projects an image of the surgical
site onto a monitor. - Answer- c) endoscope
In computer-assisted surgery, the surgeon does not look at the patient; instead, he
or she looks at a monitor on which is projected a picture of the patient. Thus, much
computer-assisted surgery is said to be ________ directed. - Answer- b) image
Much computer-aided surgery is ________ invasive, performing surgery through
small incisions. - Answer- c) minimally
________ using light energy can be used in surgery to cut, vaporize tumors, and
seal small blood vessels. - Answer- a) Lasers
One form of minimally invasive robotic surgery is called ________ surgery. It does
not require incisions. It is also called natural orifice surgery. - Answer- d) endoluminal
Teledentistry programs have been developed to help ________. - Answer- c) Both A
and B
- fill cavities over the telephone
- dentists access specialists
________ is currently used to diagnose cavities. An electric current is passed
through a tooth, and the tooth's resistance is measured. A decayed tooth has a
different resistance reading than a healthy tooth. - Answer- a) Electrical conductance
Exam Questions and Answers
A program called ________ is used to model flu. - Answer- b) MIDAS
Information technology can help infection control practitioners in the task of
________. - Answer- d) All of the above
A/An ________ is a global outbreak of disease to which every individual in the world
is susceptible - Answer- b) pandemic
Some of the effects of global warming (climate change) are ________. - Answer- d)
Both A and C
- more intense storms and heat waves
- drought in the developing world
Public health is affected by social factors such as poverty and social ________. -
Answer- a) inequality
________ supports public health practice and research with information technology.
- Answer- c) Public health informatics
________ refers to "the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related
states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the
control of health problems." - Answer- c) Epidemiology
Computers can create what-if scenarios or ________ of what would happen to an
infectious disease if something else happened (e.g., if air travel increased/decreased
or the temperature rose or fell; if there was an adequate supply of antiviral drugs, if a
vaccine existed or did not exist). - Answer- c) simulations
________ models are the programs that create the simulations. - Answer- b)
Computational
________ are organized "system[s] for the collection, storage, retrieval, analysis,
and dissemination of information" on people with a disease, a predisposition toward
a disease, and an exposure to anything thought to cause ill health. - Answer- a)
Registries
With ________ reality technology, the computer can create simulations and an
environment that seems real, but is not. - Answer- virtual
________ machines use computer technology to produce images of soft tissue
within the body that could not be pictured by traditional X-rays. - Answer- d) MRI
________ are used to image brain tumors and in helping to diagnose disorders of
the nervous system such as multiple sclerosis (MS). - Answer- d) MRIs
, If a doctor suspects that you have a broken bone, which of the following imaging
techniques is likely to be used? - Answer- a) X-ray
Radiology is increasingly concerned with treating disease. Radiologists who treat
disease are called ________ radiologists. - Answer- a) interventional
________ or telepresence surgery performed by robotic devices controlled by
surgeons at another site has been successfully performed. - Answer- a) Distance
Digital images ________. - Answer- d) All of the above
- do not have to be developed
- can be transmitted over telephone lines
- are immediately available on a network
________ uses X-rays and digital technology to produce a cross-sectional image of
the body. - Answer- d) Computerized tomography (CT) scan
________ is used to examine a moving fetus. - Answer- ultrasound
________ is an eye surgery that uses lasers to correct vision by changing the shape
of the cornea. - Answer- c) LASIK
Most minimally invasive procedures are done using a/an ________-a thin tube,
which can be connected to a minuscule camera. It projects an image of the surgical
site onto a monitor. - Answer- c) endoscope
In computer-assisted surgery, the surgeon does not look at the patient; instead, he
or she looks at a monitor on which is projected a picture of the patient. Thus, much
computer-assisted surgery is said to be ________ directed. - Answer- b) image
Much computer-aided surgery is ________ invasive, performing surgery through
small incisions. - Answer- c) minimally
________ using light energy can be used in surgery to cut, vaporize tumors, and
seal small blood vessels. - Answer- a) Lasers
One form of minimally invasive robotic surgery is called ________ surgery. It does
not require incisions. It is also called natural orifice surgery. - Answer- d) endoluminal
Teledentistry programs have been developed to help ________. - Answer- c) Both A
and B
- fill cavities over the telephone
- dentists access specialists
________ is currently used to diagnose cavities. An electric current is passed
through a tooth, and the tooth's resistance is measured. A decayed tooth has a
different resistance reading than a healthy tooth. - Answer- a) Electrical conductance
