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Advancements in Medical Technology

Advancements in technology, especially advancements in computers, have caused a major impact on today’s society.“More specifically, profound effect on modern day medicine.”[instruct.lanagara.ba.ca 1.] [1] It has changed almost every aspect of the medical field, from the instruments used to the medicines prescribed to the operations preformed.“New technologies allow healthcare professionals to save people they never could have saved before.”[collegeview.com 1.] [2]

“The 20th-century has brought with it many advancements in medicine.” [utep.edu 1.] [3]Below is a list of the then most important advancements, none of which would have been possible without improvements in technology.

The Ten Most Important Discoveries of the Century

1 Antibiotics (Penicillin)

2 Anesthesia

3 Polio Vaccine

4 Birth Control Pill

5 Open Heart Surgery

6 Organ Transplant

7 Medical Imagery (x-rays, MRI, CAT scans)

8 Anti-inflammatory (Aspirin)

9 Ambulance Services

10 Genetic Based Research

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Almost every instrument in the medical field has become computerized.Everything from thermometers to CAT scans is either a type of computer itself or is monitored by a computer.They calculate and factor all the data leaving rarely any information to be determined.Thus, allowing for more efficient results because it reduces the risk of human error.Plus, since other healthcare professionals are busy caring for the patients new jobs are created to operate the computerized instruments.“Carefully designed instruments have given researchers the opportunity to better understand biological processes.”

[instruct.langara.ba.ca 1.] [5]Microscopes, for example, have allowed organism and cells to be studied a...

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Advancements in technology have positively affected the medical field more than any other professional field.Without technology researchers would not be able to discover new medicine and new way of preventing disease.Doctors would not be able to receive such accurate testing results and they would not be able to perform nearly as many surgeries as they can with improved technology.Who knows what even more technological advancements will mean for all of medicine and for all of society.

Bibliography

Advancements in Medicine.[On-line]. Available:http://www2.utep.edu

Medicine and Health.[On-line]. Available: http://www.collegeview.com

Technological Advancements in Medicine.[On-line]. Available:

http://www.instruct.langara.bc.ca

Wilmore, Jack H. and David L. Costill. “Physiology of Sports and Exercise.” 2nd ed. 1999.

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