Comprehensive Medical Terminology for Health Professions, 1st Edition

Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder, Ann Ehrlich

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Building on the best-selling MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS series, this comprehensive text is designed to help students with no healthcare background achieve deep competence in medical terminology. In addition to 14 in-depth chapters on body systems and a unit on diagnostic procedures and nuclear medicine, the text includes chapters dedicated to key specialty areas, including mental health, infant and child health, gerontology, oncology and pharmacology.

With a time-tested chapter and learning exercise structure that has made the series a leader for over 30 years, this reader-friendly new resource features streamlined content, contemporary illustrations and real-world examples to help make even complex material accessible to students with varied learning styles, as well as ESL learners. Each chapter begins with a vocabulary list of 60 key terms and 15 essential word parts. Terms are pronounced in MindTap as they appear, and the Pronounce app features innovative voice recognition software that allows students to record their pronunciations and receive immediate feedback. Application-based activities give students practice with critical skills such as term dissection and word-building in a real-world context, providing valuable exposure to a variety of medical reports. In addition to chapter content based on measurable learning objectives, the text includes assessments to help measure students' achievement of those objectives, as well as extensive, up-to-date support materials for both experienced and novice instructors.

Meet the Authors

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Carol L. Schroeder

Carol L. Schroeder has 20 years of experience in finding innovative ways to present medical terminology at a level appropriate for students. Her background in technical writing, translating and research is invaluable in continuously updating content and creating innovative activities and approaches--such as the Medical Mysteries and Human Touch stories featured in this text--to enable instructors to present engaging course material that helps all students succeed.

Laura Ehrlich

Laura Ehrlich, a registered nurse, enjoys the fast-paced, challenging environment of the emergency department, as well as the knowledge that her skills save lives. She excels at explaining medical terminology to patients and training other nurses on new procedures, equipment and technology. She is a board-certified emergency nurse, and has been nominated for the DAISY® Award for Extraordinary Nurses.

Katrina A. Schroeder

Katrina Schroeder Smith is a registered dietitian who trained and works at Boston Children's Hospital, a Harvard Teaching Hospital. After finishing her dietetic internship at Simmons College, she completed the prestigious LEAH (Leadership Education in Adolescent Health) Fellowship in the adolescent department at Boston Children's Hospital. Currently, she is a clinical dietitian in the adolescent clinic there, specializing in the nutritional care of teenagers with HIV, eating disorders, elevated body weight and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Katrina also writes guides and blogs for the Center for Young Women's Health and runs a small private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Ann Ehrlich

The late Ann Ehrlich, who founded this series in 1988, was an experienced teacher, professional author and lifelong student. Considered one of the leading experts in the field of medical terminology, she wrote numerous books on health topics such as dental assisting, practice management, speech therapy and lymphedema.

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This comprehensive, yet focused and accessible text is structured to support effective learning for students with no medical background and diverse learning styles. After opening with content on essential concepts and skills students need to master when learning medical terminology, the text proceeds to cover body systems and specialty topics in logical, reader-friendly sequence.
Digital resources found in the MindTap courseware help drive student engagement and offer valuable opportunities to apply course content for practical skill-building. "Apply It" activities focus on real-world tasks such as editing medical documents and reports, dissecting terms, identifying images and translating audio messages, as well as providing video examples of medical terminology in professional settings.
This new text follows the proven pedagogical approach perfected in the MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS series, which has been embraced by thousands of instructors over multiple decades. Elements such as "see n' say" pronunciation, a word-building approach and a distinction between primary and secondary key terms are proven to help learners understand and interpret medical terms.

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1. Introduction to Medical Terminology.
2. The Human Body in Health and Disease.
Word Part Review.
3. The Skeletal System.
4. The Muscular System.
5. The Cardiovascular System.
6. The Blood System.
7. The Lymphatic and Immune Systems.
8. The Respiratory System.
9. The Digestive System.
10. The Urinary System.
11. The Nervous System.
12. Mental Health.
13. Special Senses: Eyes and Ears.
14. Skin: The Integumentary System.
15. The Endocrine System.
16. The Male Reproductive System.
17. The Female Reproductive System and Obstetrics.
18. Infant and Child Health.
19. Gerontology.
20. Oncology.
21. Diagnostic Procedures and Nuclear Medicine.
22. Pharmacology.
Comprehensive Medical Terminology Review.
Appendix A: Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes.
Appendix B: Abbreviations and Their Meanings.
Appendix C: Terms Related to Diagnosis, Pathology, and Procedures.