Basic Medical Language with Flash Cards

Master the medical terms you need to confidently communicate with your healthcare team! Basic Medical Language with Flash Cards, 8th Edition, makes it easy to master the medical terminology needed for success in the health professions. This concise text helps you learn and recognize medical terms by introducing the suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms used in building words. Brief, illustrated lessons present terms and abbreviations by body system, and include exercises and case studies for practice with commonly used medical terms. From expert authors led by Danielle LaFleur Brooks, this book includes an Evolve website with animations, activities, games, quizzes, and more. Emphasis on frequently used medical terms and abbreviations used in clinical settings, billing, and coding Presentation of medical terms by body system followed by practical application Engaging exercises including labeling, matching, building, translating, and reading medical terms in context Case studies with corresponding medical records allowing you to apply medical terms within the context of a patient’s medical condition Word Part tables summarizing combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes to help you learn medical terms More than 200 flash cards packaged free with the text for easier memorization of terms and abbreviations Electronic health record mock-ups featuring multiple medical records for a specific patient, to introduce EHRs and promote transferable skills Lesson objectives integrated with headings to correlate to exercises, quizzes, and exams Practical review and practical application exercises concluding each lesson Career Focus sections identifying entry-level healthcare positions Learning resources on the Evolve website including games, activities, quizzes, videos, and an audio program ? all tied closely to material in the text NEW! Increased focus on signs and symptoms of diseases and disorders to improve your clinical documentation NEW! Introduction of lab findings to better understand diagnostic tests and terminology NEW! Phonetic spelling of abbreviations for clear communication with coworkers NEW! Updated terminology, abbreviations, and illustrations NEW! Longer end-of-lesson quizzes