Medical Terminology Quick & Concise: A Programmed Learning Approach: A Programmed Learning Approach

Get the most out of your valuable study time with Medical Terminology: Quick & Concise: A Programmed Learning Approach. The text's unique combination of core medical terminology and a programmed self-study approach puts you on the fast track to a working knowledge of the language of health care, allowing you to easily master and apply the building blocks of medical terminology. The first three chapters explain medical terms basics, explore anatomic structures, and introduce health care records. The chapters that follow build on this strong foundation, covering symptomatic and diagnostic terms, tests and procedures, and operative and therapeutic terms, including pharmacology. Throughout the text, terms are taught in the context of how they are actually used in health care, Medical records and exercises help you immediately apply your learning to real medical situations. Features to Help You Learn Medical Terminology: Chapter Objective and Checklists help you to focus your studies as you advance through the chapter. Meet the Patient Vignettes put medical terminology in context by introducing you to patients dealing with realistic health care situations. Self-Instruction and Programmed Review sections guide you through key suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms, and then build on them to form and understand new medical terms, all at your own place. Vital Statistics, On Closer Inspection, and Rx for Success boxes highlight key medical topics; expand on your knowledge base; and offer helpful tips and insights. Examine Your Understanding exercises at the end of each chapter test your comprehension and reinforce newly acquired knowledge through a variety of activities, including working with actual medical records. Dynamic Technology Solutions: Includes a Navigate 2 Companion Website that features interactive and informative learning resources to help students study more effectively. Instructor Resources: Instructor Resources include a Test Bank, Lesson Plans, Slides in PowerPoint format, and Image Bank. Book jacket.