Full Description
Medical Terminology With Case Studies: A Navigated Guide to Learning for Health Care Professionals, Third Edition, is a fun, engaging, and easy-to-read resource on medical terminology for allied health students in athletic training, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and more.
Featuring such memorable characters as Skully, the pirate skeleton, and Tango, his trusty parrot, Medical Terminology With Case Studies contains colorful illustrations throughout the text along with tear-out worksheets for students at the end of each chapter. The book is appropriate for students in both college and high school settings.
The textbook is divided into three sections, each one covering key concepts and ideas related to medical terminology:
Section I: A general overview of medical terminology, delving into its uses, purposes, and career-specific applications across specialties
Section II: An in-depth examination of the specific body systems (musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, gastrointestinal, integumentary, endocrine, urinary, reproductive, and sensory) and the associated prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms that go along with them
Section III: Appendices, including medical abbreviations, ICD/CPT medical coding, and pharmacology terms
Updated features in the Third Edition include:
New terms throughout
Updated graphics throughout
New case studies
New chapter on health professions
Updated chapter bibliographies
Included with the text are online supplemental materials for faculty use in the classroom.
Combining bright, colorful characters with easy-to-read resources, Medical Terminology With Case Studies: A Navigated Guide toLearning for Health Care Professionals, Third Edition, is an invaluable terminology guide for allied health students.
Contents
Contents Dedication About the Author About the Contributing Author Introduction Section I Introduction to Medical Terminology Chapter 1 Medical Terminology and the Health Care Professional Chapter 2 Word Building: An Introduction to Prefixes and Suffixes Chapter 3 Body Organization and Anatomical Directions Chapter 4 Therapeutic and Diagnostic Procedures Section II Body Systems Chapter 5 Musculoskeletal System Chapter 6 Cardiovascular System Chapter 7 Respiratory System Chapter 8 Neurological System Chapter 9 Gastrointestinal System Chapter 10 Integumentary System Chapter 11 Endocrine System Chapter 12 Urinary System Chapter 13 Reproductive System Chapter 14 Sensory System Section III AppendicesAppendix A Medical AbbreviationsAppendix B ICD/CPT Coding Jill Walker Dale, MS, ATC, LATAppendix C Pharmacology Terms Section IV Learning Activity and Case Study AnswersWorksheet AnswersGlossary Index
