Computers are used extensively in the medical field for hospital administration, patient monitoring, pacemakers, life support systems, drug research and development, imaging technology, remote surgery, telemedicine, nanotechnology, minimally invasive surgery, and DNA sequencing. Specifically, computers allow for remote patient monitoring, pacemakers to regulate heart rhythms, life support systems to monitor critical patients, research into new drugs, advanced imaging like MRI and CT scans, telesurgery using robotics, potential medical nanobots, keyhole surgery assisted by robotics, and decoding DNA to understand genetic diseases.

1. Computers in the Medical Field Rebecca Ledford August 14, 2009 Intro to Software – 5:50pm

2. Hospital Administration Patient Monitoring Pacemakers Life Support Systems Drug Research and Development Imaging Technology Remote Operative Technology Medical Video Conferencing Nanobots Key-hole Surgery DNA Sequencing How do they help?

3. Hospital Administration

5. Patient Monitoring Equipment

6. Allows nurses to leave the room and gives them the freedom to perform other duties.

7. Pacemakers and Life Support Systems

8. Pacemakers Computers to keep the heart beating. Life Support Systems Computers that look after and monitor patients who are in critical life conditions.

9. Drug Research and Development

10. Imaging Technology

11. Remote Operative Technology With the help of video phones And remote technology, a Surgeon would be able to Perform a surgery, using robotics, from the other side of the world!

12. Nanobots!!! Nanobots are molecular scale robots that could be programmed to deliver medicine, destroy specific cells, or even just sit and wait for a problem to occur inside the body!

13. Key-hole Surgery Key-hole surgery are operations performed inside the body without highly invasive surgery. Usually assisted by robotic arms and extenditures.

14. DNA Sequencing Helping to decode the DNA of people and creatures in order to be able to specifically describe the DNA code that causes genetic disease.