Exploring Medical Language, 12th Edition

Description

Master medical terms on your terms! A combination text and workbook, Exploring Medical Language, 12th Edition, offers exercises that facilitate the development of a solid understanding of medical terminology. Organized by body system, medical terms are divided into two categories: 1) Words built from word parts, and 2) Words NOT built from word parts. Fun and engaging exercises help you first learn word parts and then learn how to combine the parts into full medical terms that make sense. The text is also accompanied by paper flashcards. For more practice, you can visit an Evolve companion website with games, activities, flashcards, and practice exams. From well-known educators Danielle LaFleur Brooks, Dale Levinsky, and Myrna LaFleur Brooks, this learning package helps you develop fluency in medical language and communicate effectively in the healthcare setting.

Key features

NEW! Capstone exercise, Scribe It, helps you draw on what you’ve learned from Exploring Medical Language to transcribe information from a patient encounter
EXPANDED! Practical Application sections at the end of chapters 2-16, called Use Medical Terms in Clinical Statements, enhance review and retention of chapter content
EXPANDED! Focus on lab findings includes a narrative explanation and identification of terms indicating lab findings
NEW! Added phonetic spelling for abbreviations spoken as whole words
NEW! Introduction of the SOAP Note format and associated abbreviations
ENHANCED! Behavioral health coverage includes a narrative introduction
Systematic presentation of medical terminology provides a foundation of word parts, then builds words by combining the parts
An extensive review of word parts and terms offers the practice needed to learn medical terminology
Accessible, interactive exercises and games on the accompanying Evolve website provide extensive opportunities to practice building, hearing, and spelling terms

PREFACE Features
Organization of the Textbook
Anatomy of a Chapter
Online Student Resources
Online Instructor Resources
PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO WORD PARTS AND HUMAN BODY STRUCTURE

1 Introduction to Medical Language

2 Body Structure, Oncology, and Laboratory Tests

3 Directional Terms, Positions, and Imaging

PART 2 BODY SYSTEMS4 Integumentary System

5 Respiratory System

6 Urinary System

7 Male Reproductive System

8 Female Reproductive System

9 Obstetrics and Neonatology

10 Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, Immune Systems, and Blood

11 Digestive System

12 Eye

13 Ear

14 Musculoskeletal System

15 Nervous System and Behavioral Health

16 Endocrine System

APPENDICES

A Answer Key
B Combining Forms, Prefixes, and Suffixes Alphabetized by Word Part
C Combining Forms, Prefixes, and Suffixes Alphabetized by Definition
D Abbreviations
E Pharmacology Terms

ONLINE APPENDICES

F Additional Combining Forms, Prefixes, and Suffixes, Evolve Resources
G Health Care Delivery Terms, Evolve Resources
H Integrative Medicine Terms, Evolve Resources
I Behavioral Health Terms, Evolve Resources
J Clinical Research Terms, Evolve Resources
K Nutrition Terms, Evolve Resources
L Dental Terms, Evolve Resources
M Health Information Technology (HIT) Terms, Evolve Resource

Authors

Danielle LaFleur Brooks

Danielle has taught medical terminology and medical assisting courses in face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats since 2008. She has led the writing of Basic Medical Language since 1996, utilizing her knowledge of how students learn based on her previous career as a high school English Teacher. She is the co-author of Exploring Medical Language.

Affiliations and expertise

Coordinator of Teaching & Learning, Allied Health & Science, Faculty, Allied Health & Science, Community College of Vermont, Montpelier, Vermont

Dale M. Levinsky

Dr. Levinsky is a board-certified family medicine physician. She currently teaches case-based instruction at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, where she is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. She also supervises medical students in three clinics dedicated to caring for underserved patients. She is the co-author of Exploring Medical Language.

Affiliations and expertise

Clinical Associate Professor, Family, Community, & Preventative Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona; Clinical Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona

Myrna LaFleur Brooks

Myrna was a health science faculty member and division chair at Maricopa County Community College for 27 years. During that time, she taught medical terminology and developed the curriculum for seven other health occupation education programs. She is also the co-author of Exploring Medical Language.

Affiliations and expertise

Founding President, National Association of Health Unit Coordinators, Faculty Emeritus, Maricopa County Community Colleges, Phoenix, Arizona