Delmar's Comprehensive Medical Terminology A Competency Based Approach

Name: Delmar's Comprehensive Medical Terminology A Competency Based Approach
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ISBN: 9780766804937

ISBN-10: 0766804933

ISBN-13: 9780766804937

Edition: 1st

Authors: Betty Davis Jones

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List price: $57.95
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 968
Size: 8.52" wide x 10.79" long x 1.45" tall
Weight: 4.422
Language: English

Betty Davis Jones is the Department Chair for Medical Assisting and Phlebotomy at Gaston College in Dallas, North Carolina. She is a member of several professional organizations including the American Association of Medical Assistants, the North Carolina Society of Medical Assistants and the North Carolina Association of Medical Assisting Educators. Mrs. Jones is a licensed registered nurse and a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) and holds a Master of Arts Degree.

Preface	p. ix
About the Author	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvi
About the Book	p. xviii
How to Use the Practice CD-ROM	p. xx
Word Building Rules	p. 1
Overview	p. 2
Word Parts, Combining Forms, and Word Building Rules	p. 2
Word Structure	p. 7
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 9
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 10
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 12
Prefixes	p. 14
Overview	p. 15
Numbers	p. 15
Measurement	p. 16
Position and/or Direction	p. 16
Color	p. 17
Negatives	p. 18
Common Prefixes	p. 18
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 21
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 26
Suffixes	p. 27
Overview	p. 28
Noun Suffixes	p. 29
Plural Words	p. 30
Adjective Suffixes	p. 31
Specialties and Specialists	p. 32
Instruments, Diagnostic and Surgical Procedures	p. 33
Common Suffixes	p. 34
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 38
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 42
Whole Body Terminology	p. 43
Overview	p. 44
Structural Organization	p. 44
Body Planes	p. 47
Body Regions and Quadrants	p. 49
Body Cavities	p. 51
Divisions of the Back	p. 52
Direction	p. 54
Vocabulary	p. 57
Word Elements	p. 63
Common Abbreviations	p. 66
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 66
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 69
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 73
The Integumentary System	p. 75
Overview	p. 76
Anatomy and Physiology	p. 76
Vocabulary	p. 81
Word Elements	p. 90
Skin Lesions	p. 92
Pathological Conditions	p. 94
Diagnostic Techniques	p. 106
Common Abbreviations	p. 109
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 109
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 114
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 120
The Skeletal System	p. 122
Overview	p. 123
Anatomy and Physiology	p. 123
Vocabulary	p. 140
Word Elements	p. 143
Pathological Conditions	p. 147
Diagnostic Techniques	p. 155
Common Abbreviations	p. 157
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 158
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 162
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 169
Muscles and Joints	p. 170
Overview of Musclular System	p. 171
Anatomy and Physiology (Muscles)	p. 171
Vocabulary (Muscles)	p. 177
Word Elements (Muscles)	p. 179
Pathological Conditions (Muscles)	p. 180
Diagnostic Techniques (Muscles)	p. 182
Common Abbreviations (Muscles)	p. 183
Overview of Joints	p. 183
Classifications of Joints	p. 183
Movements of Joints	p. 186
Vocabulary (Joints)	p. 188
Word Elements (Joints)	p. 190
Pathological Conditions (Joints)	p. 191
Diagnostic Techniques (Joints)	p. 197
Common Abbreviations (Joints)	p. 199
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 199
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 203
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 211
The Nervous System	p. 213
Overview	p. 214
Anatomy and Physiology	p. 214
Vocabulary	p. 221
Word Elements	p. 231
Pathological Conditions	p. 233
Diagnostic Techniques	p. 254
Common Abbreviations	p. 259
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 260
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 266
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 275
The Blood and Lymphatic Systems	p. 277
Overview of the Blood System	p. 278
Anatomy and Physiology (Blood)	p. 278
Vocabulary (Blood)	p. 283
Word Elements (Blood)	p. 289
Pathological Conditions (Blood)	p. 291
Diagnostic Techniques (Blood)	p. 296
Common Abbreviations (Blood)	p. 301
Overview of the Lymphatic System	p. 302
Anatomy and Physiology (Lymphatic)	p. 303
Vocabulary (Lymphatic)	p. 306
Word Elements (Lymphatic)	p. 307
Immunity	p. 308
Pathological Conditions (Lymphatic)	p. 312
Diagnostic Techniques (Lymphatic)	p. 317
Common Abbreviations (Lymphatic)	p. 317
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 318
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 323
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 329
The Cardiovascular System	p. 331
Overview	p. 332
Anatomy and Physiology	p. 332
Vocabulary	p. 339
Word Elements	p. 344
Common Signs and Symptoms	p. 345
Pathological Conditions	p. 347
Diagnostic Techniques	p. 362
Common Abbreviations	p. 367
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 368
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 371
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 378
The Respiratory System	p. 380
Overview	p. 381
Anatomy and Physiology	p. 381
Physical Examination	p. 385
Vocabulary	p. 385
Word Elements	p. 388
Common Signs and Symptoms	p. 389
Pathological Conditions	p. 393
Diagnostic Techniques	p. 402
Common Abbreviations	p. 404
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 405
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 408
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 414
The Digestive System	p. 415
Overview	p. 416
Anatomy and Physiology	p. 416
Vocabulary	p. 425
Word Elements	p. 430
Common Signs and Symptoms	p. 434
Pathological Conditions	p. 436
Diagnostic Techniques	p. 444
Common Abbreviations	p. 451
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 452
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 459
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 465
The Endocrine System	p. 466
Overview	p. 467
Anatomy and Physiology	p. 467
Vocabulary	p. 476
Word Elements	p. 482
Pathological Conditions	p. 484
Diagnostic Techniques	p. 495
Common Abbreviations	p. 497
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 497
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 501
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 509
The Special Senses	p. 511
Overview of the Eye	p. 512
Anatomy and Physiology (Eye)	p. 512
The Process of Vision	p. 515
Vocabulary (Eye)	p. 516
Word Elements (Eye)	p. 521
Pathological Conditions (Eye)	p. 524
Diagnostic Techniques (Eye)	p. 534
Common Abbreviations (Eye)	p. 537
Overview of the Ear	p. 538
Anatomy and Physiology (Ear)	p. 538
The Process of Hearing	p. 539
Vocabulary (Ear)	p. 541
Word Elements (Ear)	p. 543
Pathological Conditions (Ear)	p. 544
Diagnostic Techniques (Ear)	p. 548
Common Abbreviations (Ear)	p. 552
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 552
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 557
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 563
The Urinary System	p. 565
Overview	p. 566
Anatomy and Physiology	p. 566
Vocabulary	p. 574
Word Elements	p. 577
Characteristics of Urine	p. 579
Common Signs and Symptoms	p. 581
Pathological Conditions	p. 583
Treatment of Renal Failure	p. 588
Diagnostic Techniques	p. 593
Urine Specimen Collections	p. 597
Common Abbreviations	p. 598
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 598
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 602
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 607
The Male Reproductive System	p. 609
Overview	p. 610
Anatomy and Physiology	p. 610
Vocabulary	p. 612
Word Elements	p. 616
Pathological Conditions	p. 617
Male and Female Sexually Transmitted Diseases	p. 623
Diagnostic Techniques	p. 628
Common Abbreviations	p. 632
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 633
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 636
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 643
The Female Reproductive System	p. 644
Overview	p. 645
Anatomy and Physiology	p. 645
Puberty and the Menstrual Cycle	p. 651
Vocabulary	p. 652
Word Elements	p. 655
Common Signs and Symptoms	p. 657
Family Planning	p. 659
Pathological Conditions	p. 666
Diagnostic Techniques	p. 674
Common Abbreviations	p. 681
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	p. 682
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 682
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 686
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 692
Obstetrics	p. 694
Overview	p. 695
Pregnancy	p. 695
Physiological Changes During Pregnancy	p. 697
Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy	p. 701
Calculation of Date of Birth	p. 703
Vocabulary	p. 704
Word Elements	p. 713
Discomforts of Pregnancy	p. 714
Complications of Pregnancy	p. 716
Signs and Symptoms of Labor	p. 723
Diagnostic Techniques	p. 725
Common Abbreviations	p. 729
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 729
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 733
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 738
Child Health	p. 740
Overview	p. 741
Growth and Development	p. 741
Growth and Development Principles	p. 743
Vocabulary	p. 743
Word Elements	p. 747
Immunizations	p. 749
Communicable Diseases	p. 751
Pathological Conditions	p. 754
Diagnostic Techniques	p. 762
Common Abbreviations	p. 763
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 763
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 765
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 769
Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging	p. 771
Overview	p. 772
Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Procedures and Techniques	p. 772
Vocabulary	p. 788
Word Elements	p. 793
Common Abbreviations	p. 795
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 796
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 799
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 805
Oncology (Cancer Medicine)	p. 806
Overview	p. 807
Cancer Terms	p. 807
Vocabulary	p. 808
Word Elements	p. 812
Benign vs. Malignant Tumors	p. 813
Classification of Neoplasms	p. 814
Risk Factors	p. 815
Diagnosis of Neoplasms	p. 816
Specific Types of Cancers	p. 817
Treatment Techniques and Procedures	p. 826
Common Abbreviations	p. 829
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 830
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 832
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 838
Pharmacology	p. 839
Overview	p. 840
Drug Laws	p. 840
Drug Standards	p. 841
Drug References	p. 842
Vocabulary	p. 843
Word Elements	p. 847
Drug Sources	p. 850
Drug Names	p. 850
Drug Actions/Interactions	p. 851
Routes of Administration for Medications	p. 853
Drug Classification	p. 857
Common Abbreviations	p. 860
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 862
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 864
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 872
Mental Health	p. 874
Overview	p. 875
Defense Mechanisms	p. 875
Vocabulary	p. 877
Word Elements	p. 883
Mental Disorders	p. 884
Treatments and Therapies	p. 902
Personality Tests	p. 904
Common Abbreviations	p. 906
Written and Audio Terminology Review	p. 906
Chapter Review Exercises	p. 911
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises	p. 916
Clossary/Index	p. 917
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