PHS Health Science Equipment Flashcards

A wide range of tools and devices across sectors such as diagnostic, therapeutic, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.

Outpatient care centers, emergency rooms, inpatient hospital rooms, and intensive care units.

PET scanners, MRI scanners, CT scanners, X-ray equipment, ultrasound machines, and nuclear medicine scanners.

To decrease pain, inflammation, and edema, and to treat more complex conditions.

Rehabilitation clinics, physical therapy practices, and orthopedic offices.

TENS units, EMS devices, CPM machines, and exercise equipment.

Resources, devices, and methods to enhance the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of health information.

Electronics and information technology used during patient care, also known as clinical informatics.

Microscopes, burners, centrifuges, incubators, water baths, thermal cyclers, and autoclaves.

Many different causes, including processor problems, overheating, power failure, and mechanical issues.