Terminology for Health Professionals , Sixth Edition (Terminology for Allied Health Professional)

758 Pages·2009·28.59 MB·English

by  Carolee Sormunen

Carolee Sormunen, Ph.D.
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Contents
Preface vii
How to Use This Book xiii
How to Use StudyWARE™ xvi
CHAPTER 1
Building a Medical Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
CHAPTER 2
Introduction to Body Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
CHAPTER 3
The Medical History and Physical Examination . . . . .39
CHAPTER 4
Pharmacology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
CHAPTER 5
The Integumentary System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
CHAPTER 6
The Musculoskeletal System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
CHAPTER 7
Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
CHAPTER 8
The Cardiovascular System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
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CHAPTER 9
The Blood and Lymph Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
CHAPTER 10
Oncology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287
CHAPTER 11
Radiology and Nuclear Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316
CHAPTER 12
The Respiratory System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
CHAPTER 13
The Digestive System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371
CHAPTER 14
Discharge Summaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410
CHAPTER 15
The Urinary System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .426
CHAPTER 16
The Female Reproductive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .457
CHAPTER 17
The Male Reproductive System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .499
CHAPTER 18
Pathology and Autopsies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .523
CHAPTER 19
The Endocrine System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .549
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CHAPTER 20
The Nervous System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .578
CHAPTER 21
Mental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .612
CHAPTER 22
The Eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .639
CHAPTER 23
The Ear, Nose, and Throat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .666
•APPENDIX A•
Word Elements to Meanings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .693
•APPENDIX B•
Meanings to Word Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .699
•APPENDIX C•
Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .705
•APPENDIX D•
Medications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .713
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .721
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Preface
Terminology for Health Professionals, sixth edition, is designed to integrate the entire
spectrum of information need by health professionals who must understand medical
terminology.
PHILOSOPHY
Terminology for Health Professionals focuses on successful learning by applying informa-
tion in the context in which it is used in a medical environment.
A simple-to-complex instructional design begins in Chapter 1 with an introduction to
the word elements—roots, prefixes, and suffixes—which are used in constructing medical
terms. In each subsequent chapter more word elements and medical terms are presented as
they relate to the specific body system or medical support area being discussed. By the end
of the text, more than 600 word elements and 800 medical terms will have been defined.
The text contains a mix of anatomy (the body systems), physiology (how the body
works), and pathophysiology (the effect of disease on the body) combined with information
about the medical records in which the medical terms appear.
The instructional material begins with introductory chapters on terminology, basic
anatomy, and medical history reports. This is followed with the opening discussion of body
systems in Chapters 5 and 6. The rest of the book follows this general pattern of a chapter
or two on support systems and then one or two on body systems.
Each of the body system chapters has a section called Working Practice which illus-
trates how medical terminology is used in the medical environment. This section has three
basic parts: diagnostic procedures, diagnoses, and treatment procedures. In most cases
there also is a subsection providing related abbreviations, medications, and other system-
specific material.
Specialty chapters, such as Pharmacology, Oncology, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine,
and Mental Health, provide added knowledge, dimension, and depth to your learning experi-
ence. This will help you in your efforts to secure employment.
To reinforce the chapter discussions and to give a clearer meaning to the complexi-
ties of the various medical topics, more than 235 illustrations and photographs are woven
through the book. Many terms in the text are numbered to coincide with a number in the
related anatomical illustration. Where practical, these numbers move clockwise around the
illustration to make it easier to locate a particular point.
In addition, all chapters end with a summary and a series of exercises concerning the
terminology and word elements introduced. The Working Practice has a separate exercise
section. These exercises may be any mix of matching, fill-in, brief discussion and other
questions. Completion of these activities will give you an opportunity to highlight important
information so that you can better focus review efforts in mastering the content.
The health care industry has used a variety of terms to describe patient health infor-
mation, but in recent years, legal health record has emerged as the key term to identify the
patient’s entire health documentation. Medical history and physical examinations, surgical
notes, radiology reports, discharge summaries, pathology reports, and autopsies are the
basic six types of reports found in legal health records. Introduction to each of these report
types is not done until they have been discussed in the textual material. In other words,
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history and physical report first appear as an example in Chapter 3, surgical notes are not used as examples until
Chapter 7, radiology reports in Chapter 11, and so forth for the other kinds of reports.
Dictionary Exercises are included in each chapter. Medical transcriptionists suggested many of the words
used in these exercises, drawing on the terminology commonly found in dictation in their specialty offices.
Medical reports have been provided from a variety of offices to give an in-depth exposure to the more com-
mon formats found in a medical environment. The reports have been carefully dictated as “Listening Exercises”
on the accompanying StudyWARETM CD-ROM so that the terminology can be heard in a “live” situation. They are
also provided in printed form so you follow along as you listen.
Listening to these recordings will allow you to experience just how the medical terms you have learned sound
in the context of a medical report thus helping you in your transition to the workplace.
This text and its supporting materials encourage you to develop critical thinking skills. This is a skill that
employers look for. They want individuals who can take that step beyond memorizing lists of words to using them
confidently and to interact comfortably with the medical professionals who use them.
The sixth edition of Terminology for Health Professionals retains its basic instructional design, but has
been carefully reviewed by the author and a panel of consulting physicians so that each chapter reflects the latest
in medical developments.
Major revisions to this edition include the following:
A StudyWARE™ CD-ROM was added. This interactive software packaged with the book offers an excit-
ing way to gain additional practice (while having fun) through games, quizzes and animations. (See
“How To Use the StudyWARE™” on page xvi for details.)
The Listening Exercises are included on the StudyWARE™ CD-ROM rather than on a separate audio
CD.
The StudyWARE™ Connection feature encourage learners to go to their interactive CD-ROM to watch
animations, perform a labeling activity, hear medical reports read, play interactive games or complete
a practice quiz related to the chapter.
Chapter 1 was expanded to introduce more roots, prefixes, and suffixes earlier.
Chapter 10, Oncology, was substantially rewritten to reflect the continued expansion of knowledge in
this area.
Chapter 11, Radiology, was rewritten to include developments in noninvasive radiology and diagnostic
imaging.
In the body system chapters, the Word Element Review and Practice Exercises were moved with the
Key Terminology Review and Practice Exercise section
More than 50 new or updated illustrations and photos support text discussion.
Frequently used terms that describe information pertinent to each system, often in the Working
Practice, were updated with cooperation from the specific medical offices involved.
Activities that introduce helpful and relevant Internet web sites were checked for accuracy and were
replaced when new, more pertinent sites became available.
All review activities were evaluated for relevance and expanded for coverage of added content.
REFERENCES
In addition to the nineteen physicians and clinical professionals identified in the Special Acknowledgement sec-
tion, the primary source used to clarify information was Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. Extensive
use was made of the Internet for research on various diseases, conditions, diagnostic and treatment procedures,
medications, and other information. For style, resources are available through the Association for Healthcare
Documentation, 4230 Kleman Avenue, Suite 130, Modesto, CA 95356, [phone], or on the net at www.
ahdionline.org.
FLASHCARDS
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Preface ix
INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES
Instructor Resources is a robust computerized tool for your instructional needs! A must-have for all instructors,
this comprehensive and convenient CD-ROM contains:
The Instructors Manual includes information on teaching and learning strategies, evaluations, and
helpful suggestions based on the author’s experience; a critical thinking tip in each chapter designed
to help learners develop this highly desirable work skill; optional exercises such as charting exercises
based on the listening exercises in Chapters 3, 7, 11, 14, and 18; and suggestions for assignments using
the Internet to find chapter related information
Exam View® Computerized Testbank contains 1000 questions. You can use these questions to cre-
ate your own review materials or tests. This versatile program enables you to create your own tests and
to write additional questions.
Instructor Slides created in PowerPoint®, including animations, are designed to aid you in plan-
ning your class presentations.
Answers to Review Exercises in the text.
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WEBTUTOR ADVANTAGE™
Designed to complement the text, WebTutor Advantage™ is a content-rich, web-based teaching and learning aid
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
DELMAR’S MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY STUDENT THEATER:
AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO PROGRAM
Organized by body system, this CD-ROM is invaluable to learners trying to master the complex world of medical
terminology. The program is designed for allied health and nursing students who are enrolled in medical termi-
nology courses. A series of video clips leads learners through the various concepts, interspersing lectures with
illustrations to emphasize key points. Quizzes and games allow learners to assess their understanding of the video
content.
ISBN: 1-4283-1863-1
DELMAR LEARNING’S ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY IMAGE
LIBRARY CD-ROM, THIRD EDITION
This CD-ROM includes over 1,050 graphic files. These files can be incorporated into a Power Point®, Microsoft®
Word presentation, used directly from the CD-ROM in a classroom presentation, or used to make color transpar-
encies. The Image Library is organized around body systems and medical specialties. The library includes various
anatomy, physiology, and pathology graphics of different levels of complexity. Instructors can search and select the
graphics that best apply to their teaching situation. This is an ideal resource to enhance your teaching presentation
of medical terminology or anatomy and physiology.
ISBN: 1-4180-3928-4