Interpret and Apply Medical Terminology Appropriately While most medical office personnel‚ in either setting‚ will not necessarily have to know vast amounts of technical medical terminology‚ it is important to have a working knowledge in order to effectively fulfill your duties in a medical setting. There are numerous resources online‚ college courses‚ books‚ and flash cards one can use to learn medical terminology. Every office will likely have a good medical dictionary and other resources
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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY i rESOURCE aSSIGNMENT Medical Abbreviations Prepared by: Bonnie Henry May 23‚ 2013 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY i rESOURCE aSSIGNMENT Medical Abbreviations Prepared by: Bonnie Henry May 23‚ 2013 Instructor: Rosemary O’Brien‚ MSN‚ RN Pennsylvania Institute of Health and Technology Instructor: Rosemary O’Brien‚ MSN‚ RN Pennsylvania Institute of Health and Technology INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM Diseases/Disorders BCC Basil Cell Carcinoma CMV Cytomegalovirus HSV-1 Herpes
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Medical Terminology Final Review Combining Forms: Acous/o = Hearing Aden/o = Gland Andr/o = Male Ather/o = Yellowish Plaque‚ Fatty Substance Aur/o = Ear Auricul/o = Ear Blephar/o =Eyelid Carcin/o = Cancerous‚ Cancer Cardi/o = Heart Cephal = Head Chem/o =Chemical Choledoch/o = Common Bile Duct Coron/o = Heart Cyan/o = Blue Dacry/o = Tear Dermat/o = Skin Dipl/o = Double Encephal/o = Brain Enter/o = Intestines; Small Intestines Gastr/o = Stomach Glyc/o = Sugar Gonad/o = Sex
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December 2011 from Wikispaces website: http:// http://npjrhealthr62010.wikispaces.com/Integumentary+System+-+Diseases+and+Disorders Moisio‚ M. A.‚ & Moisio‚ E. W. (2008). Chapter 3‚ Integumentary system. In M. A. Moisio‚ & E. W. Moisio‚ Medical terminology: a student centered approach (2nd ed.‚ p. 52). Clifton Park‚ NY‚ United States of America: Delmar. Scott‚ A. S. (2009). Integumentary System. In A. S. Scott‚ Workbook to Accompany Body Structures and Functions (11th ed.‚ p. 49). Clifton Park
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1. Read the “Quick Guide to Health Literacy” and “Health Literacy and Health Outcomes” information from USDHHS (link on Moodle). Below‚ summarize health outcomes for patients with low health literacy. The patients with low health literacy have poor health outcomes including increased rates of hospitalization and reduced frequency of using preventive services‚ lack of health insurance‚ lack of knowledge about medical conditions and treatment‚ which these leading to increased healthcare costs. They
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1.The patient was diagnosed with a Left knee arthroscopy with partial medial meniscectomy which simply means that there is torn cartilage in the left knee along with softening and/or breakdown of the tissue that lines the kneecap(platella).Post-op shows that during surgery the crescent shaped posterior horn that acts like a shock absorber was not able to be repaired. Also the tissues that aligns the kneecap remained at grade 2 if the grade increased it would make the condition worse. 2. IV of Fluids
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protein in the blood 3. Leukocytopenia decrease in white blood cells 4. Erythropoiesis production of red blood cells 5. Toxemia toxins in the blood 6. Bacteremia bacteria in the blood 7. Thrombocytopenia decrease in platelets Use the suffix –emia to write words for the following definitions: 8. Presence of pus in the blood pyemia 9. Presence of viruses in the blood viremia 10. Presence of excess white cells in the blood leukemia Exercise 10-2‚ p. 226 Identify
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Chapter 8 Homework Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. _b___ 1. figureThe blood from the trunk and legs enter the heart through the large vein known as a.|anterior vena cava|c.|superior vena cava| b.|inferior vena cava|d.|interior vena cava| _c___ 2. The regulation of the body’s vasoconstriction and vasodialation is controlled by the a.|heart|c.|blood vessels| b.|blood pressure|d.|brain| _c___ 3. Lymph nodes
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Terminology Over time‚ there has been a need to change terminology to better clarify the functionality of the different features that are available in EDIE and PreManage. These terms and their definitions are available below: Patient Background – Formerly referred to as the Care History Section‚ Patient Background provides the objective information on a patient’s previous care and/or social history. Care Recommendations – Care Considerations and care coordination information that is applicable
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Handout 3.1 Pretest Write the letter corresponding to the medical term defined. __a_ 1. inflammation of the skin of the extremities a. acrodermatitis b. acrocyanosis c. dermatitis __c_ 2. pertaining to under the skin a. dermal b. percutaneous c. hypodermic __a_ 3. pertaining to upon the skin a. epidermal b. percutaneous c. subcutaneous __b_ 4. disease of the skin a. dermatology b. dermatopathy c. dermatitis __b__ 5. red skin a. xanthoderma b. erythroderma
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