Medical Terminology for Health Careers

by Ettinger, Alice G.; Burch, Pamala F.

• ISBN13: 9780763800932
• ISBN10: 0763800937
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Emc Pub

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
To the Student	viii
Part One - The Language of Health Care	1	(86)
The Evolution of Health Care and Its Language	3	(12)
The First Medical Words	3	(1)
Latin and Greek Origins of Medical Terms	4	(1)
History of Medicine in North America	4	(2)
Women in Health Care	6	(1)
Medicine in the Twentieth Century	6	(1)
Roles of Today's Healthcare Providers	7	(3)
The Healthcare Team	10	(1)
Looking Toward the Future	11	(2)
Performance Assessment 1	13	(2)
Medical Records: The Foundation of Lifetime Care	15	(26)
Characteristics of an Efficient Medical Records System	15	(1)
Manual Records Management	15	(2)
Electronic Records Management	17	(1)
Contents of Medical Record	18	(1)
Documents Commonly Used in Hospital Charts	18	(1)
Insurance Payments and the Medical Record	18	(1)
Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Medical Records	19	(1)
Problem-Oriented Medical Record	20	(7)
Frequently Used Charting Terms	27	(1)
Medical Records Abbreviations	28	(2)
Common Pharmaceutical (Drug) Terms	30	(4)
Recording Dates and Times	34	(1)
Analyzing Medical Records	35	(2)
Performance Assessment 2	37	(4)
Learning the Elements of the Medical Language	41	(18)
Medical Terminology: A Foreign Language?	41	(1)
Strategies for Learning the Language	41	(3)
Commonly Used General Suffixes	44	(1)
Suffixes for Conditions, Diagnoses	45	(1)
Procedural Suffixes	46	(1)
Common Root Words and Combining Forms	47	(1)
Common Prefixes	48	(4)
Frequently Used Plural Forms	52	(2)
Abbreviations	54	(1)
Performance Assessment 3	55	(4)
Medical Language: A Tool for Communication	59	(28)
Levels of Organization	59	(10)
Directional and Positional Terms	69	(6)
Body Cavities and Regions	75	(2)
Combining Forms Referring to Color	77	(1)
Medical Imaging Terms	77	(5)
Performance Assessment 4	82	(5)
Part Two - The Terminology of Body Systems:	87	(472)
The Integumentary System	89	(34)
The System and Its Practitioners	89	(1)
Anatomy of the Skin, Hair, and Nails	89	(4)
Physiology of the Skin	93	(8)
Combining Forms	95	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	95	(2)
* Exercise 1: Trace Your Roots	97	(1)
Exercise 2: Say what You mean	98	(1)
Exercise 3: Define the Problem	98	(1)
Exercise 4: Know the Recombinant Possibilities	99	(1)
Exercise 5: Check for Accuracy	100	(1)
Exercise 6: Picture This!	100	(1)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	101	(11)
Wellness and Illness Terms	106	(3)
Exercise 7: Trace Your Roots	109	(1)
Exercise 8: Say What You Mean	109	(1)
Exercise 9: Define the Problem	110	(1)
Exercise 10: Know the Recombinant possibilities	111	(1)
Exercise 11: Check for Accuracy	111	(1)
Exercise 12: Picture This!	112	(1)
Tests, Surgical Procedures, and Pharmaceuticals	112	(7)
Abbreviations	115	(1)
Exercise 13: Trace Your Roots	115	(1)
Exercise 14: Say What You Mean	116	(1)
Exercise 15: Define the Problem	117	(1)
Exercise 16: Know the Recombinant Possibilities	117	(1)
Exercise 17: Check for Accuracy	118	(1)
Exercise 18: Picture This!	118	(1)
Performance Assessment 5	119	(4)
The Musculoskeletal System	123	(44)
The System and Its Practitioners	123	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Skeletal System	123	(10)
Combining Forms for the Skeletal System	131	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	131	(2)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Muscular System	133	(9)
Combining Forms for the Muscular System	138	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	138	(1)
Exercises	139	(3)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	142	(12)
Wellness and Illness Terms	148	(3)
Exercises	151	(3)
Tests, Surgical Procedures, and Pharmaceuticals	154	(8)
Test and Procedural Terms	156	(1)
Pharmacologic Agents	157	(1)
Abbreviations	158	(1)
Exercises	158	(4)
Performance Assessment 6	162	(5)
Hematology	167	(36)
The System and Its Practitioners	167	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Blood	167	(13)
Combining Forms	173	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	174	(3)
Exercises	177	(3)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	180	(12)
Wellness and Illness Terms	186	(2)
Exercises	188	(4)
Tests, Procedures, and Pharmaceuticals	192	(11)
Pharmacologic Agents	194	(1)
Abbreviations	195	(1)
Exercises	196	(3)
Performance Assessment 7	199	(4)
The Immune System	203	(34)
The System and Its Practitioners	203	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Immune System	203	(7)
Combining Forms	210	(5)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	210	(2)
Exercises	212	(3)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	215	(11)
Wellness and Illness Terms	220	(2)
Exercises	222	(4)
Tests, Procedures, and Pharmaceuticals	226	(6)
Test and Procedural Terms	226	(1)
Pharmacologic Agents	227	(1)
Abbreviations	228	(1)
Exercises	228	(4)
Performance Assessment 8	232	(5)
The Endocrine System	237	(36)
The System and Its Practitioners	237	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Endocrine System	237	(14)
Combining Forms	245	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	245	(3)
Exercises	248	(3)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	251	(9)
Terms for Hormonal Abnormalities and Their manifestations	252	(4)
Exercises	256	(4)
Tests, Procedures, and Pharmaceuticals	260	(8)
Test and Procedural Terms	261	(1)
Surgical Terms	261	(1)
Commonly Used Corticosteroids	262	(1)
Insulin Preparations and Categories	262	(1)
Abbreviations	263	(1)
Exercises	264	(4)
Performance Assessment 9	268	(5)
The Nervous System	273	(44)
The System and Its Practitioners	273	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System	273	(17)
Combining Forms	282	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	283	(3)
Exercises	286	(4)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	290	(15)
Wellness and Illness Terms	296	(5)
Exercises	301	(4)
Tests, Procedures, and Pharmaceuticals	305	(7)
Test and Procedural Terms	306	(1)
Pharmacologic Agents	307	(1)
Abbreviations	307	(1)
Exercises	308	(4)
Performance Assessment 10	312	(5)
The Special Senses: Vision, Hearing, Smell, Taste, Tough	317	(40)
Overview of the Senses	317	(1)
Vision: The system and Its Practitioners	317	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye	318	(8)
Combining Forms	321	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	321	(2)
Exercises	323	(3)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	326	(7)
Wellness and Illness Terms	328	(1)
Exercises	329	(4)
Tests, Procedures, and Pharmaceuticals	333	(4)
Test and Procedural Terms	333	(1)
Abbreviations	334	(1)
Exercises	335	(2)
Hearing: The System and Its Practitioners	337	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear	337	(7)
Combining Forms	340	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	340	(2)
Exercises	342	(2)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	344	(1)
Wellness and Illness Terms	344	(1)
Tests, Procedures, and Pharmaceuticals	345	(5)
Tests and Procedural Terms	346	(1)
Abbreviation	347	(1)
Exercises	347	(3)
Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology of Taste, Smell, and Tough	350	(2)
Exercises	351	(1)
Performance Assessment 11	352	(5)
The Respiratory System	357	(32)
The System and Its Practitioners	357	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System	357	(14)
Combining Forms	365	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	366	(2)
Exercises	368	(3)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	371	(6)
Wellness and Illness Terms	373	(1)
Exercises	374	(3)
Test, Procedures, and Pharmaceuticals	377	(7)
Test and procedural Terms	378	(1)
Pharmacologic Agents	379	(1)
Abbreviations	380	(1)
Exercises	381	(3)
Performance Assessment 12	384	(5)
The Cardiovascular System	389	(42)
The System and Its Practitioners	389	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System	389	(17)
Combining Forms	400	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	401	(2)
Exercises	403	(3)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	406	(10)
Wellness and Illness Terms	410	(2)
Exercises	412	(4)
Tests, Procedures, and Pharmaceuticals	416	(9)
Test and Procedural Terms	418	(1)
Pharmacologic Agents	419	(1)
Abbreviations	420	(1)
Exercises	421	(4)
Performance Assessment 13	425	(6)
The Gastrointestinal System	431	(36)
The System and Its Practitioners	431	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System	431	(16)
Combining Forms	439	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	440	(3)
Exercises	443	(4)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	447	(9)
Wellness and Illness Terms	450	(3)
Exercises	453	(3)
Tests, Procedures, and Pharmaceuticals	456	(7)
Test and Procedural Terms	457	(1)
Pharmacologic Agents	458	(1)
Abbreviations	459	(1)
Exercises	460	(3)
Performance Assessment 14	463	(4)
The Urinary System	467	(32)
The System and Its Practitioners	467	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Urinary Tract	467	(12)
Combining Forms	473	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	473	(2)
Exercises	475	(4)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	479	(9)
Wellness and Illness Terms	482	(2)
Exercises	484	(4)
Tests, procedures, and Pharmaceutical Agents	488	(7)
Test and Procedural Terms	489	(1)
Pharmacologic Agents	490	(1)
Abbreviations	491	(1)
Exercises	491	(4)
Performance Assessment 15	495	(4)
The Male Reproductive System	499	(28)
The System and Its Practitioners	499	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Male Reproductive System	500	(8)
Combining Forms	503	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	503	(2)
Exercises	505	(3)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	508	(9)
Wellness and Illness Terms	512	(1)
Exercises	513	(4)
Tests, Procedures, and Pharmaceutical Agents	517	(5)
Test and Procedural Terms	517	(1)
Pharmacologic Agents	518	(1)
Abbreviations	518	(1)
Exercises	519	(3)
Performance Assessment 16	522	(5)
The Female Reproductive System	527	(32)
The System and Its Practitioners	527	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Female Reproductive System	527	(12)
Combining Forms	533	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology Terms	533	(3)
Exercises	536	(3)
Wellness and Illness through the Life Span	539	(9)
Wellness and Illness Terms	544	(1)
Exercises	545	(3)
Tests, Procedures, and Pharmaceutical Agents	548	(7)
Test and Procedural Terms	548	(1)
Pharmacologic Agents	549	(1)
Abbreviations	550	(1)
Exercises	551	(4)
Performance Assessment 17	555	(4)
Part Three - Special Topics:	559	(3)
Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum	561	(1)
Pregnancy	561	(5)
Birth	566	(2)
The Postpartum Period	568	(1)
Terms	568	(1)
Tests and Procedures	569	(1)
Abbreviations	569	(1)
Performance Assessment 18	570	(1)
Mental Health	571	(1)
Development of Psychotherapy	571	(2)
DSM Classifications of Psychiatric and Psychological Disorders	573	(3)
Common Phobia Terms	576	(1)
Types of Schizophrenia	576	(1)
Abbreviations	577	(1)
Performance Assessment 19	578	(1)
Oncology	579	(1)
Anatomy of Cancer Cells	579	(1)
Cancer Management	580	(1)
Cancers of Fetal Life, Infancy, and Childhood	581	(1)
Cancers in Adults	582	(1)
Cancers in Seniors	583	(1)
General Cancer Terms	583	(1)
Treatment Goals and Options	584	(1)
Surgical Terms	584	(2)
Test and Procedural Terms	586	(1)
Abbreviations	587	(8)
Performance Assessment 20	588
Appendix A Exercise Answers	A-1
Appendix B Word Parts	B-1
Appendix C Abbreviations	C-1
Index	I-1
Photo Credits	I-12