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1、宏章教育http://www.hozoo.com.cn考研英语阅读理解精读100篇之信息技术类阅读理解精选100篇---信息技术类考研英语阅读理解精读100篇unit31Unit31ValetaYoung,81,aretireefromLodi,Calif.,suffersfromcongestiveheartfailureandrequiresalmostconstantmonitoring.Butshedoesn'thavetodriveanywheretogetit.Twiceadayshestepsontoaspecialelectronicscale,ans

2、wersafewyesornoquestionsviapushbuttonsonasmallattachedmonitorandpressesabuttonthatsendstheinformationtoanurse'sstationinSanAntonio,Texas."It'salmostadirectlinktomydoctor,"saysYoung,whodescribesherselfascomputerilliteratebutsaysshehasnoproblemsusingtheequipment.Youngisnottheonlypatientwh

3、oisdealingwithherdoctorfromadistance.Remotemonitoringisarapidlygrowingfieldinmedicaltechnology,withmorethan25firmscompetingtomeasureremotely--andtransmitbyphone,Internetorthroughtheairwaves--everythingfrompatients'heartratestohowoftentheycough.Promptedbothbytheriseinhealth-carecostsandt

4、heincreasingcomputerizationofhealth-careequipment,doctorsareusingremotemonitoringtotrackawideningvarietyofchronicdiseases.InMarch,St.FrancisUniversityinPittsburgh,Pa.,partneredwithacompanycalledBodyMediaonastudyinwhichruraldiabetespatientsusewirelessglucosemetersandarmbandsensorstomonit

5、ortheirdisease.Andlastfall,Yahoobeganofferingsubscriberstheabilitytocharttheirasthmaconditionsonline,usingaPDA-sizerespiratorymonitorthatmeasureslungfunctionsinrealtimeande-mailsthedatadirectlytodoctors.Suchhomemonitoring,saysDr.GeorgeDailey,aphysicianattheScrippsClinicinSanDiego,"could

6、somedayreplacelessproductivewaysthatpatientstrackchangesintheirheartrate,bloodsugar,lipidlevels,kidneyfunctionsandevenvision."Dr.TimothyMoore,executivevicepresidentofAlereMedical,whichproducesthesmartscalesthatYoungandmorethan10,000otherpatientsareusing,saysthatalmostanyvitalsigncould,i

7、ntheory,bemonitoredfromhome.But,hewarns,thatmightnotalwaysmakegoodmedicalsense.Headvisesagainstperformingelectrocardiogramsremotely,forexample,andalthoughheacknowledgesthatremotemonitoringofblood-sugarlevelsanddiabeticulcersontheskinmayhaverealvalue,hepointsoutthattherearenotru