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    Medical Terminology

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    Medical Terminology 1 Medical Terminology words/terms which make up the language of medicine Majority of terms are based in Latin or Greek Serves as a Universal Language Medical terms are broken down into FOUR word parts: 1. Stem/Root = gives the essential meaning of the term 2. Prefix = added to the beginning of the term 3. Suffix = placed after a word 4. Linking or Combining Vowels = connects roots to suffixes or roots to other words Word Building Involves two steps: 1

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    Medical Report

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    Associate Level Material Medical Report This assignment is for you to create a screening tool for potential hires in your health care facility. As the health care administrator‚ you would want to ensure that your future employees have a strong understanding of medical reports and medical terminology. You are writing these reports for the applicants to read‚ interpret‚ and answer a set of questions you have developed. Refer to the samples of medical records reports on pages (142-144‚ 196‚ & 261-263)

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    Medical Transcription

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    chance of pregnancy although she states that she is sexually active and using no birth control. GYNECOLOGY HISTORY: Patient is gravida 2‚ para 1‚ abortus 1. Her only child is a 15-year-old daughter who lives in Texas with her grandmother. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: Positive for hepatitis b. PAST SURGICAL HISTORY: Pilonidal cyst‚ removed in the remote past. Had plastic surgery on her ears as a child. SOCIAL HISTORY: Married has one daughter. Patient works as a substitute teacher. Smokes one

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    Medical Assisting & the Ever Changing Medical Field Thomas Edison once said “The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame‚ in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.” The Medical field as a whole is rapidly growing and changing on a daily basis due to new laws and research being conducted. In my chosen profession‚ Medical Assistants are the key to the relationship between the doctors and the patients. The basic job skills

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    Medical Technologist

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    Ashley Mita Dr. Jator APSU 1000 26 November 2012 Personal Career Analysis: Medical Technologists Medical and clinical laboratory technologists and technicians run a number of different tests on cells‚ tissues‚ and fluids. They specialize in matching blood types‚ analyzing drug concentration in a patient ’s blood‚ finding parasites‚ bacteria‚ and viruses. They use an assortment of instruments and tools to perform these tests‚ which include: microscopes‚ automated equipment‚ cell counters‚ and

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    Medical dominance in Australia Within Australia‚ medicine has traditionally dominated every facet of health care delivery (Germov‚ 2002; Willis‚ 1989). The professional status that medicine holds in Australia has been gained by means of its historical and political advantages (Germov‚ 2002; Willis‚ 1989). Willis’s (1989) seminal work on medical dominance provides an extensive review of medical relationships and the power that medicine yields. Historically‚ in Australia‚ medicine gained its

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    Medical Informatics

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    Introduction Healthcare is a large‚ complicated field facing many issues in America today. The medical profession is becoming ever so complex that it is consistently pushing information technology tools and techniques to newer heights. Knowledge management in healthcare or medical informatics‚ is one step towards organizing this complex field. Medical Informatics is the sharing and use of information in the delivery of healthcare. It is a growing and exciting field of study with an incredible demand

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    Medical Errors

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    Abstract Medical errors and the quality problems to which they lead harm millions of Americans each year. If we are to reduce errors and improve quality substantially‚ we must create systems and care processes that anticipate inevitable human errors and either prevent them or compensate for them before they cause harm. Formidable barriers now stand in the way of progress. Success will require a multifaceted strategy‚ including public education‚ government investment and regulation‚ payment system

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    Was the Medical Renaissance an important period in medical history? The renaissance period was the rebirth of medical research after the middle lack of the development during the middle ages. This was an important period because of new discoveries about anatomy. These new breakthroughs began with Andreas Vesalius challenging the great Roman doctor‚ Galen’s ideas towards the human body. Two major mistakes that Vesalius found in Galen’s work were that the human jaw had one bone‚ whereas Galen wrote

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    Citations: Carson-DeWitt‚ R.‚ MD. (September 2012) Failure to Thrive. NYU Langone Medical Centre Department of Pediatrics. Retrieved 14 January 2013 from http://pediatrics.med.nyu.edu/conditions-we-treat/conditions/failure-thrive Failure to Thrive (n.d.) Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Retrieved 14 January 2013 from http://www.nationwidechildrens

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