Quick & Easy Medical Terminology - Peggy C. Leonard

Quick & Easy Medical Terminology

Buch | Spiralbindung
448 Seiten
2013 | 7th Revised edition
Saunders (Verlag)
978-1-4557-4070-3 (ISBN)
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Helps you learn medical terminology. Featuring CDs with interactive games and audio pronunciations, this book helps you begin reading, writing, and speaking medical terms in the shortest time possible.
Make learning medical terminology faster and more fun with Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 6th Edition! Featuring CDs with interactive games and audio pronunciations, this book helps you begin reading, writing, and speaking medical terms in the shortest time possible. Small chunks of information are always followed immediately by exercises, so students will be learning "every minute!" The many puzzles, activities, and games make it easier to understand and remember terminology. Written in a clear, conversational style by Peggy C. Leonard, MT, MEd, this book gives you the tools to communicate effectively in the health care environment.






The programmed learning approach presents content in small blocks called 'frames' that allow you to get immediate feedback on your progress.
A flexible, body systems organization lets you go through the material in any order after completing the orientation chapters, making it easy to coordinate your study with other courses such as anatomy and physiology.
A review of anatomy and physiology at the beginning of each body systems chapter provides a context for understanding tmedical terminology.
Medical reports with review exercises are included in the book and on the Evolve companion website, allowing you to practice using terms in real-life situations.
Quick Tips in the margins add essential information and interesting, fun facts.






NEW! Special Senses chapter provides dedicated coverage of the eye and ear.
NEW! Expanded mental health coverage includes the mental health terms you are most likely to encounter in clinical practice.
NEW! Terms and definitions keep you up to date with advances in healthcare.
NEW! Photos and drawings illustrate difficult terms and procedures, including the increased use of endoscopy in many specialties.

Table of Contents

SECTION I--Orientation

1 Simplified Medical Language

2 Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy

3 Prefixes and More Combining Forms & Suffixes

4 Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Interventions

5 The Body as a Whole

SECTION II-Organization of the Body and Body Systems

6 The Musculoskeletal System

7 The Circulatory System

8 The Respiratory System

9 The Digestive System

10 The Urinary System

11 The Reproductive System

12 The Integumentary System

13 The Nervous System and Psychologic Disorders

14 The Endocrine System

SECTION III--Review Chapter

Review of Chapters 1-14

SECTION IV-Appendixes

1. Medical Abbreviations

2. Pharmacology

James F. McCalphin, R.Ph.

3. Spanish Pronunciation of Selected Terms

4. Translation of Selected Spanish Terms

5. Glossary of Word Parts

6. Word Parts-English to Greek or Latin

7. Answers to Exercises

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo Approx. 212 illustrations (212 in full color)
Verlagsort Philadelphia
Sprache englisch
Maße 191 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
Medizin / Pharmazie Pflege
Medizin / Pharmazie Studium
ISBN-10 1-4557-4070-5 / 1455740705
ISBN-13 978-1-4557-4070-3 / 9781455740703
Zustand Neuware
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