Medical Language Instant Translator - Brossura

Chabner, Davi-Ellen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1455758310 ISBN 13: 9781455758319

Casa editrice: W B Saunders Co, 2013

Riassunto

The Medical Language Instant Translator, 5th Edition equips you with the quick-reference information you need to understand even the most complicated and specialized medical terminology. This handy pocket book gives you instant access to everything from the top 100 prescription drugs to medical abbreviations, symbols, and acronyms. Based on Chabner’s The Language of Medicine, this practical resource is ideal for any health care environment.

• Quick, portable access to key medical terms and other need-to-know information.
• Common diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Easily confused medical terms.
• Overview of body systems anatomy with full-color illustrations.
• Medical abbreviations, acronyms, symbols and more!

• Adds a new section on eponyms —words based on or derived from a person’s name.
• Adds a new section on Major Diagnostic Categories & Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG).
• Includes updates corresponding to those in the Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, by Davi-Ellen Chabner.

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Contenuti

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

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: W B Saunders Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1455758310
• ISBN 13: 9781455758319
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 5
• Numero di pagine: 342
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: LSWR Group; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; Italia