Synopses & Reviews
This pocket book provides students and professionals with a quick reference to key medical terminology and associated information. It covers the building blocks of medical terminology such as how to form medical terms, common prefixes, suffixes, combining forms and vowels, and pronunciation guidelines. Dedicated sections focus on commonly confused terminology (including drug names), abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols. Also included is valuable reference information such as professional association and organization abbreviations; professional titles, degrees, and certificates abbreviations; weights and measures (including metrics); Spanish-English medical phrases; laboratory reference range values; diagnosis-related groups; common abbreviations used in prescriptions and medication orders; error-prone abbreviations; complementary and alternative medicine terms; health organizations and resources; top 200 brand name drugs by prescription; and profiles of common medical conditions.
A bound-in CD-ROM includes audio English and Spanish pronunciations and an image bank for easy reference.
System Requirements: Windows 98 SE/2000/NT/XP/ViSTa; Macintosh OS X
Synopsis
Providing a quick reference to key medical terminology and associated information, this book covers the building blocks of medical terminology such as how to form medical terms, common prefixes, and pronunciation guidelines. A CD-ROM includes audio English and Spanish pronunciations.
Table of Contents
Publisher's Preface
Acknowledgments
Explanatory Notes
1. Medical Terminology
- Word Building
- Spelling Medical Terms
- Word Etymology
- Rules of Pronunciation
- Forming Plurals
- Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Terms
- Commonly Confused Medical Terms
- Spanish-English Medical Phrases
2. Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Symbols
- Dangerous Abbreviations
- Healthcare Organizations
- Healthcare Professional
Designations 3. Body Planes
- Anatomical position with body planes
- Anatomical position and directional references
- Positions on the operating table
- Radiographic projections
4. Pharmacology
- Top 200 Commonly Prescribed Drugs
- Look-Alike and Sound-Alike Drug Names
- Classification and Therapeutic Uses of Drugs
- Error-Prone Pharmaceutical Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations
5. Laboratory and Diagnostic Information
- Laboratory Values
- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
6. Medical Records
- General Guidelines
- Types of Medical Reports
7. Internet Resources
- General
- Alternative; Complementary Medicine
- Blood and Lymph
<> - Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Neurology
- Ophthalmology and Optometry
- Orthopaedics
- Otology and Related Sites
- Psychiatry
- Reproductive Health
- Respiratory Care
8. Anatomy Atlas