Quick & Easy Medical Terminology PDF
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Quick & Easy Medical Terminology 8TH EDITION PEGGY C. LEONARD, MT, MEd 2 Table of Contents Cover image Title page Copyright Reviewers and Contributors Preface Make Learning Quick & Easy by this Proven Method Instructors Will Love This New Feature TEACH Lesson Plans Included in the Evolve TEACH Instructor Resources Acknowledgments Part One The Basics Chapter 1 Simplified Medical Language Simplifying Medical Terms Writing is Key Word Parts Combining Word Parts to Write Terms Proper Names are Special Abbreviations and Pharmacology Plurals Pronunciation of Medical Terms Self-Test Chapter 2 Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy Using Suffixes to Write Words Suffixes: Medical Specialties and Specialists Suffixes: Surgical Procedures Combining Forms for Selected Body Structures Suffixes: Symptoms or Diagnosis Miscellaneous Suffixes Miscellaneous Word Parts Abbreviations and Pharmacology Preparing for a Q&E Test Self-Test Chapter 3 Essential Prefixes and More How Prefixes Are Used to Form Words 3 Prefixes: Numbers or Quantities Prefixes: Position or Direction Miscellaneous Prefixes Recognizing Prefixes in Terms Using Prefixes to Write Terms Combining Forms for Colors Combining Forms and Related Suffixes Miscellaneous Combining Forms Self-Test Chapter 4 Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Interventions Signs and Symptoms in Diagnosis Basic Examination Procedures Common Diagnostic Tests and Procedures Diagnostic Radiology Radiation and Other Therapeutic Interventions Self-Test Chapter 5 The Body as a Whole Organization of the Body Body Fluids Body Defenses and Immunity Self-Test Part Two Body Systems Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal System Function First Structures of the Musculoskeletal System Diseases, Disorders, and Diagnostic Terms Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions Self-Test Chapter 7 Circulatory System Cardiovascular System Lymphatic System Self-Test Chapter 8 Respiratory System Function First Structures of the Respiratory System Diseases, Disorders, and Diagnostic Terms Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions Self-Test Chapter 9 Digestive System 4 Function First Structures of the Digestive System Diseases, Disorders, and Diagnostic Terms Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions Self-Test Chapter 10 Urinary System Function First Structures of the Urinary Tract Diseases, Disorders, and Diagnostic Terms Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions Self-Test Chapter 11 Reproductive System Female Reproductive System Male Reproductive System Chapter 12 Integumentary System Function First Structures of the Integumentary System Diseases, Disorders, and Diagnostic Terms Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions Self-Test Chapter 13 Nervous System and Psychologic Disorders Function First Structures of the Nervous System Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions Self-Test Chapter 14 Special Sense Organs of the Peripheral Nervous System Function First The Eyes The Ears The Skin The Mouth and Nose Self-Test Chapter 15 Endocrine System Function First Structures of the Endocrine System Diseases, Disorders, and Diagnostic Terms Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions Self-Test Appendix I Medical Abbreviations 5 A Abbreviations and Their Meanings B Finding Medical Abbreviations Appendix II Word Parts A Alphabetized Word Parts and Meanings B English Terms and Corresponding Word Parts Appendix III Answers Part One Part Two Bibliography Illustration & Photo Credits Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Index Guide to Pronunciation Used in This Book 6 Copyright 3251 Riverport Lane St. Louis, Missouri 63043 QUICK & EASY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, EIGHTH EDITION ISBN: 978-0-323-35920-7 Copyright © 2017 by Elsevier, Inc. 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Julie Alles-Grice MSCTE, RHIA Assistant Professor/Program Director-Health Information Management and Reimbursement College of Health Professions Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids, Michigan Angela R. Campbell RHIA, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer Medical Insurance Manager Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois Lead Faculty Member Health Information Management Technology Department Ultimate Medical Academy Tampa, Florida Adjunct Faculty Member Health Information Technology Department Northwestern College Chicago, Illinois Adjunct Faculty Member Health Information Management Department The College of Health Care Professions Houston, Texas Pamela Joyce Jefferson-Edwards MA, BA, National Registration as a Medical Assistant (NRCMA) Adjunct Professor Lone Star College System Conroe, Texas Adjunct Professor Tiffin University Tiffin, Ohio Mary Fabick MSN, MEd, RN, CEN Associate Professor of Nursing Milligan College Milligan College, Tennessee Sandra Hertkorn Reimbursement Specialist Director and Company Owner 9 Physicians Billing Service Sacramento-Carmichael, California Erinn Kao PharmD, RPh, BCNP, St. Charles, Missouri Carolyn M. Kruse BS, DC Medical Editor Kruisin Editorial Services O’Fallon, Missouri Jennifer A. Mai PT, DPT, MHS, NCS Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Clarke University Dubuque, Iowa Jeanne McTeigue CPC, CPC-I Medical Billing and Coding Program Chairperson Branford Hall Career Institute Albany, New York Phaedra Spartan RMA, CMAS, BS-CMB, MHA Healthcare Programs Director Vatterott College Springfield, Missouri Brian S. Spence R.T.(R)(ARRT) Assistant Professor – Radiologic Technology Tarrant County College Fort Worth, Texas Jeffrey Tillotson BS, RT(R) Clinical Coordinator School of Health Sciences Nashville General Hospital Nashville, Tennessee Patti Ward PhD, RT(R) Professor of Radiologic Technology Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, Colorado 10
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