etiologic diagnosis

topical diagnosis

Want a glimpse of the future of health care Take a look at the way the various networks of people involved in patient care are being connected to one another, and how this new connectivity is being exploited to deliver medicine to the patient—no matter where he or she may be.
Online doctors offering advice based on standardized symptoms are the most obvious example. Increasingly, however, remote diagnosis (telemedicine) will be based on real physiological data from the actual patient. A group from the University of Kentucky has shown that by using an off-the-shelf PDA(personal data assistance) such as a Palm Pilot plus a mobile phone, it is perfectly feasible to transmit a patient’s vital signs over the telephone. With this kind of equipment in a first-aid kit, the cry asking whether there was a doctor in the house could well be a thing of the past.
Other medical technology groups are working on applying telemedicine to rural care. And at least one team wants to use telemedicine as a tool for disaster response—especially after earthquakes. Overall, the trend is towards providing global access to medical data and expertise.
But there is one problem. Bandwidth is the limiting factor for transmitting complex medical images around the world—CT scans being one of the biggest bandwidth consumers. Communications satellites may be able to cope with the short-term needs during disasters such as earthquakes, wars or famines. But medicine is looking towards both the second-generation Internet and third-generation mobile phones for the future of distributed medical intelligence.
Doctors have met to discuss computer-based tools for medical diagnosis, training and telemedicine. With the falling price of broadband communications, the new technologies should usher in an era when telemedicine and the sharing of medical information, expert opinion and diagnosis are common.
A proper title for the passage may be______.

A:Improvement in Communications B:The Online Doctor Is In C:Application of Telemedicine D:How to Make Remote Diagnosis

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A proper title for the passage may be______.

A:Improvement in Communications B:The Online Doctor Is In C:Application of Telemedicine D:How to Make Remote Diagnosis

U.S. Blacks Hard-hit by Cancer
Death rates for cancer are falling for all Americans, but black Americans are still more likely to die of cancer than whites, the American Cancer Society said Monday.
In a special report on cancer and blacks, the organization said blacks are usually diagnosed with cancer later than whites, and they are more likely to die of the disease.
This could be because of unequal (不平等的) access to medical care, because blacks are more likely to have other diseases as well, and perhaps because of differences in the biology (生物学) of the cancer itself, the report added.
"In general, black Americans have less hope of surviving five years after diagnosis than whites for all cancer sites and all stages of diagnosis," the report said.
"In describing cancer statistics for black Americans, this report recognizes that many of the differences associated with race may be caused by unfair social and economic differences and unequal access to medical care."
The cancer society said blacks should be encouraged to get check-ups (体格检查) earlier, when cancer is more treatable, and it said more research is needed to see if biological differences play a role.
"The new statistics emphasize the continuing importance of wiping out these unfair social differences through public policy and education efforts," the organization said in a statement.
But it also noted a drop in cancer death rates.
"Cancer death rates in both sexes for all sites combined have dropped greatly among black Americans since 1992, as have incidence rates (发生率)," said the report.
Which may NOT be a reason for higher cancer death rates among US blacks

A:Unequal access to medical care. B:Greater probability of having other diseases. C:Differences in the biology of the cancer. D:Early diagnosis.

第一篇 U．S．Blacks Hard?hit by Cancer Death rates for cancer are falling for all Americans．but black Americans are still more likely to die of cancer than whites，the American Cancer Society said Monday In a special report on cancer and blacks，the organization said blacks are usually diagnosed with cancer later than whites，and they are more likely to die of the disease． This could be because of unequal(不平等的)access to medical Care。Because blacks are more likely to have other diseases as well，and perhaps because of differences in the biology(生物学)of the can cancer itself, the report added． “In general，black Americans have less hope of surviving five years after diagnosis thail whites for all cancer sites and all stages of diagnosis．”the report said． “In describing cancer statistics for black Americans，this report recognizes that many of the differences associated with race may be caused by unfair social and economic differences and unequal access to medical care．’ The cancer society said blacks should be encouraged to get check-ups(体格检查)earlier,When cancer is more treatable．and it said more research is needed to see if biological differences play a role． ‘‘The new statistics emphasize the continuing importance of wiping out these unfair socialdifferences through public policy and education efforts，”the organization said in a statement． But it also noted a出op in cancer death rates． “Cancer death rates in both sexes for all sites combined have dropped greatly among black Americans since 1992，as have incidence rates(发生率),”said the report． ’ Which may NOT be a reason for higher cancer death rates among US blacks?

A:Unequal access to medical Care． B:Greater probability of having other diseases． C:Differences in the biology of the cancer． D:Early diagnosis．

The wonders which medical workers have already brought about in the diagnosis(诊断) and treatment of disease suggest that a time may come when the physician will be able to analyze most illnesses as soon as they start, and cure them before damage results. How soon this "golden age of healing" arrives will depend greatly on how close is the collaboration between research workers in medicine and those who work in the sciences on which medicine depends. The physician has long relied on the chemist for curative drugs, and on the physicist for diagnostic instruments and healing rays. In the one field new materials and in the other new devices are being produced in increasing numbers, helping to make imminent new miracles of medicine.
The X-ray and the microscope have extended the vision of the medical observer until he can see through ten inches of living flesh or into a single tissue cell, yet similar but much more powerful tools still await development. Modern electrical devices enable him to listen to faint murmurings of the life processes, or to measure feeble currents arising from heart and brain and nerve; yet electrical body measurements are but little understood. Now newly discovered atomic rays are being brought to help him destroy malignant invaders of the human system, and there is every reason to believe that even more curative rays await discovery.

It can be inferred from the opening sentence of the first paragraph that medical workers （　）.

A:have contributed little to the diagnosis and treatment of disease. B:Have set their expectations too high C:Have made remarkable progress in the diagnosis and treatment of disease D:Have developed their potential to the full

The wonders which medical workers have already brought about in the diagnosis(诊断) and treatment of disease suggest that a time may come when the physician will be able to analyze most illnesses as soon as they start, and cure them before damage results. How soon this "golden age of healing" arrives will depend greatly on how close is the collaboration between research workers in medicine and those who work in the sciences on which medicine depends. The physician has long relied on the chemist for curative drugs, and on the physicist for diagnostic instruments and healing rays. In the one field new materials and in the other new devices are being produced in increasing numbers, helping to make imminent new miracles of medicine.
The X-ray and the microscope have extended the vision of the medical observer until he can see through ten inches of living flesh or into a single tissue cell, yet similar but much more powerful tools still await development. Modern electrical devices enable him to listen to faint murmurings of the life processes, or to measure feeble currents arising from heart and brain and nerve; yet electrical body measurements are but little understood. Now newly discovered atomic rays are being brought to help him destroy malignant invaders of the human system, and there is every reason to believe that even more curative rays await discovery.
It can be inferred from the opening sentence of the first paragraph that medical workers ______.

A:have contributed little to the diagnosis and treatment of disease. B:Have set their expectations too high C:Have made remarkable progress in the diagnosis and treatment of disease D:Have developed their potential to the full

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More research is needed to see if there is link between biological differences and______.

A:cancer sites B:stages of diagnosis C:cancer death rates D:socioeconomic disparities