Medical Terminology with Case Studies. A Navigated Guide to Learning for Health Care Professionals 3rd Edition

Medical Terminology With Case Studies: A Navigated Guide to Learning for Health Care Professionals, Third Edition, is a fun, engaging, and easy-to-read resource on medical terminology for allied health students in athletic training, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and more.

Featuring such memorable characters as Skully, the pirate skeleton, and Tango, his trusty parrot, Medical Terminology With Case Studies contains colorful illustrations throughout the text along with tear-out worksheets for students at the end of each chapter. The book is appropriate for students in both college and high school settings.

The textbook is divided into three sections, each one covering key concepts and ideas related to medical terminology:

• Section I: A general overview of medical terminology, delving into its uses, purposes, and career-specific applications across specialties
• Section II: An in-depth examination of the specific body systems (musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, gastrointestinal, integumentary, endocrine, urinary, reproductive, and sensory) and the associated prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms that go along with them
• Section III: Appendices, including medical abbreviations, ICD/CPT medical coding, and pharmacology terms

Updated features in the Third Edition include:

• New terms throughout
• Updated graphics throughout
• New case studies
• New chapter on health professions
• Updated chapter bibliographies

Included with the text are online supplemental materials for faculty use in the classroom.

Combining bright, colorful characters with easy-to-read resources, Medical Terminology With Case Studies: A Navigated Guide toLearning for Health Care Professionals, Third Edition, is an invaluable terminology guide for allied health students.

CONTENTS

Dedication

About the AuthorAbout the Contributing AuthorIntroduction

Section I Introduction to Medical Terminology

Chapter 1 Medical Terminology and the Health Care Professional

Chapter 2 Word Building: An Introduction to Prefixes and Suffixes

Chapter 3 Body Organization and Anatomical Directions

Chapter 4 Therapeutic and Diagnostic Procedures

Section II Body Systems

Chapter 5 Musculoskeletal System

Chapter 6 Cardiovascular System

Chapter 7 Respiratory System

Chapter 8 Neurological System

Chapter 9 Gastrointestinal System

Chapter 10 Integumentary System

Chapter 11 Endocrine System

Chapter 12 Urinary System

Chapter 13 Reproductive System

Chapter 14 Sensory System

Section III AppendicesAppendix A Medical AbbreviationsAppendix B ICD/CPT Coding Jill Walker Dale, MS, ATC, LATAppendix C Pharmacology Terms

Section IV Learning Activity and Case Study AnswersWorksheet AnswersGlossary

Index