cover image - Quick & Easy Medical Terminology - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780323933155
Copyright: 2024
Publication Date: 08-31-2023
Page Count: 496
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $69.99

Quick & Easy Medical Terminology - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition

by Peggy C. Leonard, MT, MEd

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Quick & Easy Medical Terminology - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780323933155
Copyright: 2024
Publication Date: 08-31-2023
Page Count: 496
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $69.99
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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Dictionaries/Terminology**

Learn to read, write, and speak in medical terms in no time! Ideal for one-semester courses and self-study, Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 10th Edition covers disorders, diagnosis, and treatment with a strong focus on anatomy. This clear, concise text presents small bits of information, followed immediately by a test for comprehension, using a combination of programmed and traditional review questions. This edition includes additional health care reports and review exercises, as well as new and updated terminology, images, and illustrations. With help from resources on the companion Evolve website, Quick & Easy Medical Terminology provides simple tools you need for good communication in the health care environment.

    • Programmed learning approach improves comprehension by offering immediate feedback
    • Focus on basic word-building skills enables quick and easy learning, making this text perfect for shorter, one- or two-credit medical terminology courses or self-study
    • Integrated review exercises provide frequent tests of knowledge and retention of material
    • Quick Tips located throughout the text provide fun facts and memory aids
    • Evolve Student Resources include games, activities, animations, pharmacology, and audio terms, all of which offer a wealth of additional opportunities to quickly gauge areas of strength and weakness in a fun and interactive environment
    • NEW! Additional health care reports with review exercises facilitate the study of terminology in documents like those seen in the clinical setting
    • NEW and UPDATED! Terms, definitions, and procedures　keep you up to date with the latest terminology and healthcare advances
    • NEW and UPDATED! Professional photos and detailed body system illustrations clearly and consistently reinforce complex terms and procedures
  • Part One: The Basics
    1. Simplified Medical Language
    2. Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy
    3. Essential Prefixes and More
    4. Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Interventions
    5. The Body as a Whole

    Part Two: Body Systems
    6. Musculoskeletal System
    7. Circulatory System
    8. Respiratory System
    9. Digestive System
    10. Urinary System
    11. Reproductive System
    12. Integumentary System
    13. Nervous System and Psychologic Disorders
    14. Special Sensory Organs of the Peripheral Nervous System
    15. Endocrine System
  • Peggy C. Leonard, MT, MEd
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