Main description:

Communicate more effectively when you use this pocket reference to medical terms and other useful information! Davi-Ellen Chabner's Medical Language Instant Translator, 4th Edition provides the tools you need to understand medical terminology. You can also access key information on common diagnostic tests and procedures, the top 100 prescription drugs, medical abbreviations, symbols, and acronyms - and much more. Based on Chabner's The Language of Medicine, this practical resource is ideal for any health care environment!

Contents:

Unit I - The Language of Medicine

1. How to Analyze Medical Terms
2. Glossary of Word Parts Used in Medical Terminology

Medical Word Parts to English

English to Medical Word Parts

3. Abbreviations
4. Acronyms
5. Eponyms
6. Symbols
7. Plurals
8. Medical Terms Easily Confused
9. Specialized Terms Used in Medical Records
10. Definitions of Diagnostic Tests and Procedures

Radiology, Ultrasound, and Other Imaging Procedures

Nuclear Medicine Scans

Clinical Procedures

Laboratory Tests

Unit II - Useful Information

11. Abbreviations for Selected Health Care Organizations, Associations, and Agencies
12. Professional Designations for Health Care Providers
13. Surgical Terminology and Technology
14. Surgical Instruments
15. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Terms
16. Common Drugs and Their Uses
17. Major Diagnostic Categories and Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs)
18. Normal Hematologic Reference Values and Implications of Abnormal Results

Blood Cell Counts

Coagulation Tests

Red Blood Cell Tests

Serum Tests

          Internet Resources

Unit III - Body Systems Illustrations

1. Index of Body Systems Illustrations
2. Cardiovascular System (Aorta & Major Arteries)
3. Cardiovascular System (Heart)
4. Digestive System
5. Ear
6. Endocrine System
7. Eye
8. Integumentary System (Skin)
9. Lymphatic System
10. Muscles (Anterior Superficial)
11. Muscles (Posterior Superficial)
12. Nervous System
13. Female Reproductive System
14. Male Reproductive System
15. Respiratory System
16. Skeletal System
17. Urinary System