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Abstract
Communicate more effectively when you use this pocket reference to medical terms and other useful information! Davi-Ellen Chabner’s Medical Language Instant Translator, 4th Edition provides the tools you need to understand medical terminology. You can also access key information on common diagnostic tests and procedures, the top 100 prescription drugs, medical abbreviations, symbols, and acronyms — and much more. Based on Chabner’s The Language of Medicine, this practical resource is ideal for any health care environment!
- Get quick, portable access to key medical terms and other need-to-know information.
- Decipher complicated medical terms by recognizing and finding the meanings of individual word parts.
- Distinguish between commonly misunderstood medical terms (e.g., ureter vs. urethra, or para vs. peri).
- Become familiar with common diagnostic tests and procedures and why they are ordered.
- Access information on medical abbreviations, symbols, acronyms, and professional designations.
- Understand the basics of surgical instruments, terminology, and technology.
- Identify the top 100 prescription drugs and their uses.
- Quickly access the top 100 diagnoses and associated procedures.
- Find the definitions of complementary and alternative medicine terms.
- Recognize specialized terms used in medical records.
- Review body systems anatomy with full-color illustrations.
- Adds a new section on eponyms —words based on or derived from a person’s name.
- Adds a new section on Major Diagnostic Categories & Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG).
- Includes updates corresponding to those in the Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, by Davi-Ellen Chabner.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover\r | Cover | ||
| Medical Language Instant Translator\r | i | ||
| Copyright\r | ii | ||
| Welcome\r | iii | ||
| Contents\r | v | ||
| Part 1: The Language of Medicine\r | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1: How to Analyze Medical Terms\r | 3 | ||
| Chapter 2: Glossary of Word Parts Used in Medical Terminology\r | 7 | ||
| Medical Word Parts-English\r | 7 | ||
| English-Medical Word Parts\r | 34 | ||
| Chapter 3: Abbreviations\r | 71 | ||
| Chapter 4: Acronyms\r | 97 | ||
| Chapter 5: Eponyms\r | 101 | ||
| Chapter 6: Symbols\r | 109 | ||
| Chapter 7: Plurals\r | 111 | ||
| Chapter 8: Medical Terms Easily Confused\r | 113 | ||
| Chapter 9: Specialized Terms Used in Medical Records\r | 123 | ||
| Chapter 10: Definitions of Diagnostic Tests and Procedures\r | 127 | ||
| Radiology, Ultrasound, and Other Imaging Procedures\r | 127 | ||
| Nuclear Medicine Scans\r | 134 | ||
| Clinical Procedures\r | 136 | ||
| Laboratory Tests\r | 144 | ||
| Part 2: Useful Information\r | 157 | ||
| Chapter 11: Abbreviations for Selected Health Care Organizations, Associations, and Agencies\r | 159 | ||
| Chapter 12: Professional Designations for Health Care Providers\r | 169 | ||
| Chapter 13: Surgical Terminology and Technology\r | 181 | ||
| Chapter 14: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Terms\r | 203 | ||
| Chapter 15: Common Drugs and Their Uses\r | 217 | ||
| By Generic Name\r | 217 | ||
| By Brand Name\r | 228 | ||
| Chapter 16: Major Diagnostic Categories and Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs)\r | 241 | ||
| Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC)\r | 241 | ||
| Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs)\r | 243 | ||
| Chapter 17: Normal Hematologic Reference Values and Implications of Abnormal Results\r | 281 | ||
| Blood Cell Counts\r | 283 | ||
| Coagulation Tests\r | 285 | ||
| Red Blood Cell Tests\r | 287 | ||
| Serum Tests\r | 289 | ||
| Chapter 18: Internet Resources\r | 295 | ||
| Part 3: Body Systems Illustrations\r | 311 | ||
| Chapter 19: Index of Body Systems Illustrations\r | 313 | ||
| Illustrations | 323 |