Davi-Ellen Chabner

Medical Language Instant Translator -- E-Book (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Find quick, practical explanations of specialized medical terminology! Davi-Ellen Chabner's Medical Language Instant Translator, 6th Edition provides a handy reference that's ideal for everyday use in the classroom and in the health care environment. Access key information on diagnostic tests and procedures, commonly misunderstood medical terms, and interpreting medical reports. Find coverage of the top 100 prescription drugs, medical abbreviations, symbols, and acronyms, and more. Based on Chabner's The Language of Medicine, this compact resource makes it easier to understand complicated medical terms and communicate more effectively.

• Quick, portable access makes it easy to find information on key medical terms, abbreviations, common diagnoses, and more.
• Medical Terms Easily Confused section helps you distinguish between commonly misunderstood medical terms.
• Diagnostic Tests and Procedures section addresses commonly performed diagnostic tests and procedures and why they are ordered.
• Body Systems sections include labeled, full-color illustrations for a handy review of anatomy.
• Other translations of medical language include sections on acronyms, eponyms, symbols, plurals, surgical terminology and technology, prescription drugs, and complementary and alternative medicine.

• NEW Understanding Medical Reports section helps you navigate through the terminology and background of clinical procedures and tests.
• NEW terms and definitions reflect the latest advances in health care.
• UPDATES provide the latest information on topics such as health care organizations, certifications, and professional designations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier HealthScience EN
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780323378444
• Artikelnr.: 44862899

Autorenporträt

Davi-Ellen Chabner's name is synonymous with medical terminology. She was the first to write a text on learning med term by body system using word parts. She is the author of two best-selling medical terminology books-The Language of Medicine and Medical Terminology: A Short Course.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: The Language of Medicine
 How to Analyze Medical Terms
 Understanding Medical Reports  NEW!
 Glossary of Word Parts Used in Medical Terminology - Medical Word Parts to English - English to Medical Word Parts
 Abbreviations
 Acronyms
 Eponyms
 Symbols
 Plurals
 Medical Terms Easily Confused
 Specialized Terms Used in Medical Records
 Definitions of Diagnostic Tests and Procedures - Radiology, Ultrasound, and Other Imaging Procedures - Nuclear Medicine Scans - Clinical Procedures - Laboratory Tests Part II: Useful Information
 Abbreviations for Selected Health Care Organizations, Associations, and Agencies
 Professional Designations for Health Care Providers
 Medical Coding Certifications
 Surgical Terminology and Technology
 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Terms
 Common Drugs and Their Uses
 Major Diagnostic Categories and Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs)
 Internet Resources Part III - Body Systems Illustrations
 Index of Body Systems Illustrations
 Cardiovascular System (Aorta & Major Arteries)
 Cardiovascular System (Heart)
 Digestive System
 Ear
 Endocrine System
 Eye
 Integumentary System (Skin)
 Lymphatic System
 Muscles (Anterior Superficial)
 Muscles (Posterior Superficial)
 Nervous System
 Female Reproductive System
 Male Reproductive System
 Respiratory System
 Skeletal System
 Urinary System