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Download full textState Univ. of New York, Buffalo. School of Nursing. – 1974
The project's broad objective was to improve patient care through the development of a manual or computer-assisted tool for assessing patient health/illness status and recording essential information throughout a period of care. The project sought contributions from practicing nurses in identifying the descriptive clinical information needed to…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Oriented Programs, Information Systems, Medical Case Histories
Peer reviewedCochrane, T. – Physics Education, 1989
Described are developments in medical electronics and physiological measurement. Discussed are electrocardiology, audiology, and urology as mature applications; applied potential tomography, magnetic stimulation of nerves, and laser Doppler flowmetry as new techniques; and optical sensors, ambulatory monitoring, and biosensors as future…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Electronics, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHarrison, R. M. – Physics Education, 1989
Discussed are technological advances applying computer techniques for image acquisition and processing, including digital radiography, computed tomography, and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. Several diagrams and pictures showing the use of each technique are presented. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Medical Evaluation
Peer reviewedWilliams, E. D. – Physics Education, 1989
Discussed is a radionuclide imaging technique, including the gamma camera, image analysis computer, radiopharmaceuticals, and positron emission tomography. Several pictures showing the use of this technique are presented. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Medical Evaluation
Peer reviewedCurnow, John – Physics Education, 1989
Described are applications of computers in the field of medicine, including patient monitoring, patient treatment, patient imaging, patient therapy, and rehabilitation. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
Rennels, Glenn D.; Shortliffe, Edward H. – Scientific American, 1987
Discusses contributions that computers and computer networks are making to the field of medicine. Emphasizes the computer's speed in storing and retrieving data. Suggests that doctors may soon be able to use computers to advise on diagnosis and treatment. (TW)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
Cook, Gordon – 1978
The problem-oriented medical record, developed by Lawrence L. Weed, M.D., involves an interactive computer system and has been operational on two wards at the University Hospital in Burlington, Vermont, a teaching hospital. The Problem-Oriented Medical Information System (PROMIS) consists of terminals that feed into the central memory units; the…
Descriptors: Case Records, Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Oriented Programs, Delivery Systems
Pocklington, Dorothy B.; Guttman, Linda – 1980
This comprehensive annotated bibliography contains 220 references on computer technology in nursing. Selected articles on electronic devices are included if they contribute to the historical perspectives of this area. The bibliography contains all articles that have appeared in nursing journals published in the United States, Canada, and England…
Descriptors: Administration, Annotated Bibliographies, Automation, Clinical Diagnosis
