Stanfield’s Essential Medical Terminology 5th Edition by Nanna Cross, ISBN-13: 978-1284142211

Stanfield’s Essential Medical Terminology 5th Edition by Nanna Cross, ISBN-13: 978-1284142211

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• Publisher: ‎ Jones & Bartlett Learning; 5th edition (September 27, 2018)
• Language: ‎ English
• 426 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1284142213
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1284142211

Stanfield’s Essential Medical Terminology, Fifth Edition is a user-friendly text designed to aid students in mastering the medical vocabulary and terms they will encounter in allied health, nursing, and medical careers. The terms have been selected on the basis of their utility, practical value, and application to the real world of the healthcare work environment. The Fifth Edition is concise yet thorough, thematically unified, easy to read, beautifully illustrated, and fully supplemented with supporting material to assure mastery of the material.

This best-selling introduction to medical terminology is based on the body-systems method and is flexible enough to be used in traditional or self-instructional course formats. Suited for students of all levels in the health professions, the accessible Essentials of Medical Terminology, Fifth Edition provides the appropriate amount of detail needed to learn the basics of medical terminology. After learning the fundamentals of pronunciation, students can study the chapters in any order the instructor deems appropriate.

Features:

– Clinical Notes are designed to assist the student in applying chapter lessons to real world examples by showing how medical terms and abbreviations are used in patient health records
– Confusing Medical Terms boxes compare and define similar sounding terms
– Pharmacology and Medical Terminology boxes relate medical terminology to drugs and their classification, function, and active ingredients
– Allied Health Professions boxes list specialties and specialists
– A wealth of full-color photographs and illustrations showing common clinical disorders and associated anatomy

Table of Contents:

Unit Unit I: Medical Terminology
Chapter Chapter 1: Word Pronunciatons
Chapter Chapter 2: Word Parts and Word Building Rules
Unit Unit II: Root Words, Medical Terminology, and Patient Care
Chapter Chapter 3: Bacteria, Color, and Some Medical Terms
Chapter Chapter 4: Body Openings and Plural Endings
Chapter Chapter 5: Numbers, Positions, and Directions
Chapter Chapter 6: Medical and Health Professions
Unit Unit III: Abbreviations
Chapter Chapter 7: Medical Abbreviations
Chapter Chapter 8: Diagnostic and Laboratory Abbreviations
Unit Unit IV: Review
Chapter Chapter 9: Review of Word Parts from Units I, II, and III
Unit Unit V: Medical Terminology and Body Systems
Chapter Chapter 10: Body Organs and Parts
Chapter Chapter 11: Integumentary System
Chapter Chapter 12: Digestive System
Chapter Chapter 13: Respiratory System
Chapter Chapter 14: Cardiovascular System
Chapter Chapter 15: Nervous System
Chapter Chapter 16: Genitourinary and Reproductive Systems
Chapter Chapter 17: Musculoskeletal System
Chapter Chapter 18: Eyes and Ears
Chapter Chapter 19: Endocrine System
Chapter Chapter 20: Cancer Medicine

Nanna Cross, PhD has worked as a faculty member in dietetic and physician education programs teaching clinical nutrition courses and supervising dietetic interns in clinical practicums. Dr. Cross worked as a clinical dietitian at the University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics and as a consulting dietitian for Home Care, Hospice, Head Start and Long-Term Care facilities.

Dana C. McWay, JD, RHIA, FAHIMA is both a lawyer and a health information management professional. She works as an adjunct faculty member at Saint Louis University in the Health Informatics and Pre-Law Studies programs. She serves as the Clerk of Court for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, an executive position responsible for all operational, administrative, financial, and technological matters of the court. She has worked as both a director and assistant director of medical records in a large teaching hospital and a for-profit psychiatric and substance abuse facility. She is a past Director on the Board of Directors of the American Health Information Management Association and serves as a voting member of the Institutional Review Board at Washington University School of Medicine, from 1992 to present.

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