What has your personal exposure been to technology in Health care?!


Question:

What has your personal exposure been to technology in Health care?

Please give examples of cutting edge technology used in performing tests or procedures at the hospital, doctors or at the dentist.
In your opinion, What would health care be like without these cutting edge technologies?


Answers:

Health care today is too dependant on technology. Doctors, nurses, dentists, etc, are using too much technology that sometimes they forget the basic and fundamental of the practice.

However, technology is very useful and almost a must. Blood test cn help diagnose such things as diabetes and thyroid problem and cholesterol problem long before it shows up clinically. Xray such as mammogram save thousands of lives yearly, as well as Pap Smear. CAT scan and MRI and PET scans allow us to see our body and make diagnoses without even having to open up patients. Fibroptic technology bring a new dimension to the medical world, as we can save lives with colonoscopy or do surgery with very small cuts. Laser technology is also impressive, helping with everything from surgery to tattoo removal. There are many more technology - you ask and somebody either has been there/done that or are studying to get it implemented.

The other aspect of technology in health care is electronic medical record, in which patient's charts, lab reports, and even Xray can be stored digitally. Instead of having a cardiac catherization in film like 10 years ago, now the cardiac cath is on CD's and DVD's. They allow easier access to medical record, more legible record, and easier search for data-base.

Without technology, countlessly many lives will be lost.




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