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Essential Medical Terminology, Third Edition

Author(s): Peggy S. Stanfield, MS, RD, CNS, Dietetic Resources
Y. H. Hui, PhD, Science Technology System
Nanna Cross, PhD, RD, LDN, Cross and Associates
Details:
  • ISBN-13: 9780763749132
  • ISBN-10:0763749133
  • Paperback    391 pages      © 2008
Price: International Sales $89.95 US List
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Overview

This best-selling introduction to medical terminology text is flexible enough to be used in a traditional or a self-instructional course format. Essential Medical Terminology, Third Edition, is based on the body-systems approach. Suited for students of all levels in the allied health professions, this text provides the appropriate amount of detail needed to learn the basics of medical terminology. After studying the fundamentals of pronunciation, students can study the chapters in any order the instructor deems appropriate. The Third Edition also includes a new chapter on Cancer Medicine and a user-friendly CD-ROM with interactive flashcards, crossword puzzles, and additional exercises. This text with helpful online resources is highly accessible for all health care students, offering a wealth of valuable information at an attractive price. Read the Preface and the Guidelines on How To Use This Book!

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  • Medical search term function
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  • Ability to add your own assignments, quizzes, wikis, workshops, blogs, etc., and change or remove the pre-loaded content
  • Links to medical term pronounciation
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  • Complete Companion Website with a vast array of resources including audio files

ShowKey Features

Includes Learning Objectives for each chapter

Includes 100 Interactive Flash Cards for student use

Coverage of over 1,400 medical terms, updated to include recent developments in health care

Full-color atlas of human anatomy details body systems, special senses and skin and is a useful anatomical reference for all medical terms in the text

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Unit I: WORD PARTS AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

Objectives

Chapter 1        Word Pronunciations

Chapter 2        Word Parts and Word  BuildingRules

 

Unit II: ROOT WORDS, MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, AND PATIENT CARE

Objectives

Chapter 3        Bacteria, Color, and Some Medical Terms

Chapter 4        Body Openings and Plural Endings

Chapter 5        Numbers, Positions, and Directions

Chapter 6        Medical and Health Professions

 

Unit III: ABBREVIATIONS

Objectives

Chapter 7: Medical Abbreviations

Chapter 8: Diagnostic and Laboratory Abbreviations

 

Unit IV: Review

Chapter 9        Review of Units I, II, and III

 

Unit V: MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY AND BODY SYSTEMS

Objectives

Chapter 10        Body Organs and Parts

Chapter 11        Integumentary System

Chapter 12         Digestive System

Chapter 13        Respiratory System

Chapter 14        Cardiovascular System

Chapter 15        Nervous System

Chapter 16        Genitourinary System

Chapter 17        Musculoskeletal System

Chapter 18        Eyes and Teeth

Chapter 19        Endocrine System

Chapter 20        Cancer Medicine

 

Appendix A       Answer Keys

Appendix B       Bibliography

Appendix C       Flash Cards

Index

 


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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Peggy S. Stanfield, MS, RD, CNS-Dietetic Resources

Peggy Stanfield, MS, RD, LD, CNS  is a Registered Dietician and Professor Emeritus from College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls. She is a Certified Nutrition Specialist, a professional member of the Institute of Food Technology (ITF), and has recently completed a second term as president of Text and Academic Authors (TAA), an organization devoted to advancing quality education materials for students and advocating for author's rights. Following her retirement from CSI she taught at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu.

While at CSI she helped develop and implement the nutrition component of the nursing curriculum, taught nutrition theory, and supervised nursing students during their clinical experience in teaching diet therapy to selected patients. She transferred from the Nursing Department into the Allied Health division, and while continuing to teach nursing students, also taught students with majors in other health divisions.

Peggy Stanfield is also the author of Introduction to the Health Professions, Essential Medical Terminology and Mastering the New Medical Terminology Through Self-Instructional Modules, all published by Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

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Y. H. Hui, PhD-Science Technology System

Y. H. Hui, PhD received his doctoral degree in nutrition biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 1970. He taught nutrition and food science at Humboldt State University from 1971 to 1987. Since 1987 he has devoted his time to writing, also serving as a publishing consultant. From 1992-1995, he was appointed Editor-in-Chief for the United States Association for Food and Drug Officials.

Dr. Hui has authored or edited more than 20 books in nutrition, food science, health sciences, medicine, and law.

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Nanna Cross, PhD, RD, LDN-Cross and Associates

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  • “The third updated edition of Essential Medical Terminology offers a fine introduction perfect for either college-level classroom supplemental study or self-study. It provides the basics of medical terminology for a range of medical disciplines, surveying terms, pronunciation, definitions, and even providing puzzles and tests. A powerful presentation, very highly recommended and packed with illustrations throughout.”


    James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
    Diane C. Donovan, Editor
    Midwest Book Review
    (for the October 2009 issue of California Book Watch)
     

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