Mosby's Medical Terminology Memory Notecards: Visual, Mnemonic, and Memory AIDS for Healthcare Professionals

Zerwekh, Joann; Gaglione, Tom; Miller, C. J.

ISBN 10: 0323082734 ISBN 13: 9780323082730

Casa editrice: Mosby Inc, 2011

Riassunto

Mosby's Medical Terminology Memory NoteCards, 2^nd Edition is a colorfully illustrated collection of spiral-bound, removable flash cards that presents medical terminology in one fun, portable volume. Using a wide variety of learning aids, humor, illustrations, and mnemonics, this valuable tool helps you master medical terminology in class, in clinicals, and in preparation for exams. Topics include terminology for anatomy, positional and directional terms, body cavities, cells, congenital disorders, disciplines, body systems and structures, diseases, diagnostic procedures, and pharmacology.

• Approximately 200 full-color cartoons use mnemonics and visual stimuli to help you learn and retain essential medical terminology with ease.
• Subject and alphabetical listings offer you two ways to quickly access the appropriate card.
• Handy size and spiral binding provide you with a sturdy, portable, study tool.
• Perforated pages enable you to remove the cards from the binding and rearrange them for use as flash cards.
• Color-coded pages differentiate topics, allowing you to easily locate a subject.

• NEW cards and updated content include:

• "Seeing" Medical Terminology
• When to Use a Combining Vowel
• Word Roots
• More Prefixes
• Pronunciation
• Guidelines to Unusual Plural Forms
• Anatomical Position
• Directional Terminology
• Posterior and Dorsal
• Medial and Lateral
• Breathing

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Contenuti

Introduction to Basic Terminology

1. Introduction to Medical Terminology
2. "Seeing" Medical Terminology - NEW
3. The Root of the Word - NEW
4. Combining Forms
5. When to Use a Combining Vowel - NEW
6. Suffix - It's at the End of the Word
7. Suffix Knights of Procedures and Interventions
8. Medical Equipment Suffixes
9. Suffixes and Surgical Issues
10. Suffixes that Describe Pathology
11. "RR" Suffixes
12. Prefix - It's at the Beginning of the Word
13. More Prefixes - NEW
14. Pronunciation - NEW
15. Rules for Using Singular and Plural Forms
16. Guidelines to Unusual Plural Forms - NEW
17. Guidelines to Unusual Plural Forms (continued) - NEW

 

Anatomical, Positional, and Directional Terms

18. Anatomical, Positional and Directional Terms
19. Anatomic Position - NEW
20. Directional Terminology - NEW
21. Anterior and Ventral
22. Superior and Inferior
23. Posterior and Dorsal - NEW
24. Cephalic and Caudal
25. Medial and Lateral - NEW
26. Ipsilateral and Contralateral
27. Unilateral and Bilateral
28. Proximal and Distal
29. Supine and Prone
30. Basic Examination Positions
31. Supinate and Pronate
32. Palmar and Plantar
33. Afferent and Efferent

 

Body Cavities and their Divisions

34. Body Cavities
35. Dorsal Cavity
36. Cranial and Spinal Cavities
37. Ventral Cavity
38. Thoracic Cavity
39. Abdominal and Pelvic Cavities
40. Planes of the Body
41. Horizontal Plane
42. Vertical Plane

Cells: Human Building Blocks

43. Cells: Human Building Blocks
44. Cytology
45. Stem Cells
46. Sources of Stem Cells
47. Cell Membrane
48. Cytoplasm
49. Nucleus
50. Chromosomes
51. Genes
52. Tissue
53. Tissue Types
54. Epithelial Tissue
55. Connective Tissue
56. Muscle Tissue
57. Nerve Tissue
58. Tissue Pathology
59. Anaplasia
60. Aplasia
61. Dysplasia
62. Hyperplasia
63. Hypertrophy
64. Hypoplasia

 

Congenital Disorders

65. Congenital Disorders
66. Anomaly
67. Dominant and Recessive Genes
68. Genetic Disorders
69. Cystic Fibrosis
70. Down Syndrome
71. Hemophilia
72. Huntington's Disease/Huntington's Chorea
73. Muscular Dystrophy
74. Phenylketonuria
75. Sickle Cell Anemia
76. Tay-Sachs Disease

 

Disciplines

77. -logist and -logy
78. Anesthesiology
79. Cardiology
80. Dermatology
81. Geriatrics
82. Gynecology
83. Hematology
84. Histologist
85. Immunology
86. Neonatology
87. Neurology
88. Oncology
89. Ophthalmology
90. Orthopedics and Other Related Fields
91. Otorhinolaryngology
92. Pathology
93. Pediatrics
94. Psychiatry
95. Urology

 

Body Systems and Main Structures

96. Body Systems and Structures
97. Musculoskeletal System (muscul/o, skelet/o)
98. Bone Tissue (oste/o, osse/o)
99. Joints (arthr/o)
100. Cartilage (chondr/o)
101. Muscles (my/o)
102. Muscle and Fascia
103. Ligaments and Tendons (tendin/o, ten/o)
104. Muscle Pathology
105. Introduction to Cardiovascular Terms
106. Arteries (arteri/o, arter/o)
107. Veins (phleb/o, ven/o)
108. Blood Cell Types and Components
109. Extravasation
110. Atherosclerosis
111. Angiography
112. Immune System's First Line of Defense
113. Immune System's Second Line of Defense
114. Immune System's Third Line of Defense
115. Lymphatic System
116. Lymph Vessels
117. Spleen
118. Lymph-Related Blood Cells
119. Respiratory System
120. Nose and Pharynx
121. Structures of the Lungs
122. Breathing - NEW
123. Tonsils
124. Mucous and Mucus
125. Gastrointestinal System
126. Mouth, Esophagus, and Stomach
127. Abdomen and Stomach
128. Nausea
129. Small and Large Intestine
130. Liver, Pancreas, and Gall Bladder
131. Urinary System
132. Kidneys, Ureters, Urinary Bladder, Prostate, and Urethra
133. -uria vs Urea
134. Nervous System
135. Spinal Cord
136. Structures of the Brain
137. Eye
138. Core/o and Corne/o
139. Ear
140. Integumentary System
141. Skin
142. Associated Structures of the Integumentary System
143. Sweat Gland Related Issues
144. Infection and Inflammation
145. Laceration and Lesion
146. Strata and Striae
147. Endocrine System
148. Pituitary Gland
149. Thyroid Gland
150. Parathyroid Glands
151. Adrenal Glands
152. Pancreas
153. Thymus Gland
154. Testes
155. Ovaries
156. Menstrual Disorders
157. Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Types of Diseases

158. Types of Diseases
159. Disease, Malaise, Dysfunction
160. Infectious Diseases
161. Organic Disorders
162. Iatrogenic Disorders
163. Idiopathic Disorders
164. Nosocomial Infections

Diagnostic Procedures

165. Diagnostic Procedures
166. Vital Signs
167. Signs, Symptoms, and Syndrome
168. Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and Prognosis
169. Acute, Chronic, Remission, and Relapse
170. Assessment Tools
171. Laboratory Tests
172. Urinalysis
173. -centesis
174. Radiology
175. CT Scan
176. MRI
177. Fluoroscopy
178. Diagnostic Sonography

Pharmacology

179. Palliative Measures
180. Anti-, -lytic, -cides
181. Potentiation and Synergism
182. Drug and Idiosyncratic Reactions
183. Routes of Drug Administration

Don't Confuse These!

184. -ectomy, -stomy, -tomy
185. Supination and Suppuration
186. Cyt/o vs Cyst/o
187. Os vs Oste/o
188. Sacr/o vs Sarc/o
189. Palpation and Palpitation
190. Arteri/o, Ather/o, Arthr/o
191. Fissure and Fistula
192. Myc/o, Myel/o, My/o
193. Ileum and Ilium
194. Pyel/o, Py/o, Pyr/o
195. Perone/o, Perine/o, Peritone/o
196. Phall/o vs Phalang/o
197. Prostate and Prostrate
198. Vesic/o vs Vescul/o
199. Viral and Virile
200. Trauma and Triage

Product Description

Book by Zerwekh MSN EdD RN JoAnn Gaglione MSN RN Tom

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Mosby Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0323082734
• ISBN 13: 9780323082730
• Rilegatura: Carte
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 214
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: LSWR Group; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; Italia