Medical Language Instant Translator

by Chabner, Davi-Ellen

• ISBN13: 9781437705645
• ISBN10: 1437705642
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-16
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Communicate more effectively when you use this pocket reference to medical terms and other useful information! Davi-Ellen Chabner's Medical Language Instant Translator, 4th Edition provides the tools you need to understand medical terminology. You can also access key information on common diagnostic tests and procedures, the top 100 prescription drugs, medical abbreviations, symbols, and acronyms - and much more. Based on Chabner's The Language of Medicine, this practical resource is ideal for any health care environment! Get quick, portable access to key medical terms and other need-to-know information.Decipher complicated medical terms by recognizing and finding the meanings of individual word parts.Distinguish between commonly misunderstood medical terms (e.g., ureter vs. urethra, or para vs. peri).Become familiar with common diagnostic tests and procedures and why they are ordered.Access information on medical abbreviations, symbols, acronyms, and professional designations.Understand the basics of surgical instruments, terminology, and technology.Identify the top 100 prescription drugs and their uses.Quickly access the top 100 diagnoses and associated procedures.Find the definitions of complementary and alternative medicine terms.Recognize specialized terms used in medical records.Review body systems anatomy with full-color illustrations. Adds a new section on eponyms -words based on or derived from a person's name.Adds a new section on Major Diagnostic Categories & Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG).Includes updates corresponding to those in the Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, by Davi-Ellen Chabner.

Table of Contents

The Language of Medicine

How to Analyze Medical Terms

Glossary of Word Parts Used in Medical Terminology

Word Parts to English

English to Word Parts

Abbreviations

Symbols

Acronyms

Plurals

Eponyms NEW!

Medical Terms Easily Confused

Specialized Terms Used in Medical Records

Definitions of Diagnostic Tests and Procedures

Radiology, Ultrasound, and Imaging Procedures

Nuclear Medicine Scans

Clinical Procedures

Laboratory Tests

Useful Information

Abbreviations for Selected Health Care Organizations, Associations, and Agencies

Professional Designations for Health Care Providers

Surgical Terminology and Technology

Surgical Instruments

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Terms

Classes of Drugs and Their Uses

The Top 100 Prescription Drugs (listed alphabetically)

The Top 100 Principal Diagnoses and Associated Principal Procedures

Major Diagnostic Categories & Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) NEW!

Normal Hematological Reference Values and Implications of Abnormal Results

Cell Counts

Coagulation Tests

Red Blood Cell Tests

Serum Tests

Internet Resource

Body Systems Illustrations

Index of Body Systems Illustrations

The Cardiovascular System (Aorta & Major Arteries)

The Cardiovascular System (Heart)

The Digestive System

The Ear

The Endocrine System

The Eye

The Integumentary System

The Lymphatic System

The Anterior Superficial Muscles

The Posterior Superficial Muscles

The Nervous System

The Female Reproductive System

The Male Reproductive System

The Respiratory System

The Skeletal System

The Urinary System

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