Basic Medical Language with Flash Cards - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition

by Danielle LaFleur Brooks, MEd, MA, Dale M. Levinsky, MD and Myrna LaFleur Brooks, RN, BEd

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ISBN: 9780443350368

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Master the medical terms you need to confidently communicate with your healthcare team! Basic Medical Language with Flash Cards, 8th Edition, makes it easy to master the medical terminology needed for success in the health professions. This concise text helps you learn and recognize medical terms by introducing the suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms used in building words. Brief, illustrated lessons present terms and abbreviations by body system, and include exercises and case studies for practice with commonly used medical terms. From expert authors led by Danielle LaFleur Brooks, this book includes an Evolve website with animations, activities, games, quizzes, and more.

New to This Edition
- NEW! Increased focus on signs and symptoms of diseases and disorders to improve your clinical documentation
- NEW! Introduction of lab findings to better understand diagnostic tests and terminology
- NEW! Phonetic spelling of abbreviations for clear communication with coworkers
- NEW! Updated terminology, abbreviations, and illustrations
- NEW! Longer end-of-lesson quizzes
Key Features
- Emphasis on frequently used medical terms and abbreviations used in clinical settings, billing, and coding
- Presentation of medical terms by body system followed by practical application
- Engaging exercises including labeling, matching, building, translating, and reading medical terms in context
- Case studies with corresponding medical records allowing you to apply medical terms within the context of a patient’s medical condition
- Word Part tables summarizing combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes to help you learn medical terms
- More than 200 flash cards packaged free with the text for easier memorization of terms and abbreviations
- Electronic health record mock-ups featuring multiple medical records for a specific patient, to introduce EHRs and promote transferable skills
- Lesson objectives integrated with headings to correlate to exercises, quizzes, and exams
- Practical review and practical application exercises concluding each lesson
- Career Focus sections identifying entry-level healthcare positions
- Learning resources on the Evolve website including games, activities, quizzes, videos, and an audio program ― all tied closely to material in the text
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Contents

LESSON 1. Introduction to Medical Language, Body Structure, Oncology, and Laboratory Tests
LESSON 2. Directional Terms, Positions, and Imaging
LESSON 3. Integumentary System, Colors, and Plural Endings
LESSON 4. Respiratory System
LESSON 5. Urinary System
LESSON 6. Reproductive Systems
LESSON 7. Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
LESSON 8. Digestive System
LESSON 9. Eye and Ear
LESSON 10. Musculoskeletal System
LESSON 11. Nervous System and Behavioral Health
LESSON 12. Endocrine System
Appendix A: Answer Key
Appendix B: Word Parts Used in Basic Medical Language
Authors

Danielle LaFleur Brooks, MEd, MA, Coordinator of Teaching and Learning, Allied Health & Science, Faculty, Allied Health and Science, Community College of Vermont, Montpelier, Vermont, USA, Dale M. Levinsky, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Family, Community, & Preventative Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona; Clinical Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, USA and Myrna LaFleur Brooks, RN, BEd, Founding President, National Association of Health Unit Coordinators, Faculty Emeritus, Maricopa County Community Colleges, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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