Essentials of Medical Language: 2024 Release ISE

5. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-266-86295-3
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 592 Seiten, Format (B × H): 277 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 1168 g

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allan, David

Basco, Rachel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 The Anatomy of Medical Terms: The Essential Elements of the Language of Medicine

Section 1.1 The Construction of Medical Words

Section1.2 Word Deconstruction, Plurals, Pronunciation, and Precision

2 The Body as a Whole, Cells, and Genes: The Essentials of the Languages of Anatomy and Genetics

Section 2.1 Composition of Body and Cells

Section2.2 Genes and Genetics

Section 2.3 Genetic Medicine

Section2.4 Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems

Section 2.5 Anatomical Positions, Planes, and Directions

3 The Integumentary System: The Essentials of the Language of Dermatology

Section 3.1 Functions and Structure of the Skin

Section3.2 Disorders of the Skin and Accessory Organs

Section 3.3 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for Disorders

Section 3.4Burns and Injuries to the Skin

4 The Skeletal System: The Essentials of the Language of Orthopedics

Section4.1 Bones of the Skeletal System

Section 4.2 Axial and Appendicular Skeleton

Section 4.3 Disorders and Injuries of the Skeleton System

Section4.4 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for Bone Disorders

5 Muscles and Tendons: The Essentials of the Languages of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Section 5.1Muscles and Tendons

Section 5.2 Muscles and Tendons of the Upper and Lower Extremities

Section 5.3 Disorders and Injuries of Muscles and Tendons

Section 5.4 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR)

Section 5.5 Procedures and Pharmacology

6 The Cardiovascular and Circulatory Systems: The Essentials of the Language of Cardiology

Section 6.1 The Heart

Section 6.2 Circulatory Systems

Section 6.3 Disorders and Diseases of the Heart and Circulatory System

Section 6.4Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology of the Heart and Circulatory Systems

7 The Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems: The Essentials of the Languages of Hematology and Immunology

Section 7.1 Components and Functions of Blood

Section 7.2 Lymphatic System

Section 7.3Disorders of Blood and Blood Components 1

Section 7.4 Disorders of the Lymphatic and Immune Systems

Section 7.5 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for the Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

8 The Respiratory System: The Essentials of the Language of Pulmonology

Section 8.1 Introduction to the Respiratory System

Section8.2 Upper Respiratory Tract

Section 8.3 Lower Respiratory Tract

Section8.4 Disorders of the Respiratory System

Section 8.5 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology

9 The Digestive System: The Essentials of the Language of Gastroenterology

Section 9.1 The Digestive System

Section 9.2 Mouth, Pharynx, and Esophagus

Section9.3 Digestion—Stomach, Small Intestine, and Large Intestine

Section9.4 Digestion—Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas

Section 9.5 Disorders of the Digestive System

Section 9.6 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology of the Digestive System

10 The Nervous System and Mental Health: The Essentials of the Languages of Neurology and Psychiatry

Section 10.1Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Section 10.2 The Brain and Cranial Nerves

Section 10.3 Disorders of the Brain, Cranial Nerves, and Meninges

Section 10.4 Disorders of the Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves

Section 10.5 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology of the Nervous System

Section 10.6 Mental Health

Section10.7 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for Mental Health Disorders

11 Special Senses of the Eye and Ear: The Essentials of the Languages of Ophthalmology and Otology

Section 11.1 Structure and Function of the Accessory Structures of the Eye

Section 11.2Disorders of the Eye

Section 11.3 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for the Eye

Section 11.4 Structure and Function of the Ear and Hearing

Section 11.5 Disorders of the Ear and Hearing

Section 11.6 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for Disorders of the Ear

12 The Endocrine System: The Essentials of the Language of Endocrinology

Section 12.1 Endocrine System, Hypothalamus, and Pituitary and Pineal Glands

Section 12.2Disorders of the Endocrine System

Section 12.3 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for Disorders of the Endocrine System

13 The Urinary System: The Essentials of the Language of Urology

Section13.1 Urinary System, Kidneys, and Ureters

Section 13.2 Disorders of the Urinary System

Section 13.3 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures of the Urinary System

14 The Male Reproductive System: The Essentials of the Language of the Male Reproductive System

Section 14.1 The Male Reproductive System

Section 14.2 Spermatic Ducts, Accessory Glands, and Penis

Section 14.3 Disorders of the Male Reproductive System

Section14.4 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology

15 The Female Reproductive System: The Essentials of the Languages of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Section 15.1 Female Reproductive System

Section 15.2 Disorders of the Female Reproductive Tract

Section 15.3 Gynecologic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology

Section 15.4 Pregnancy

Section 15.5Disorders of Pregnancy and Childbirth

Section 15.6 Obstetrical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures

Section 15.7 The Female Breast

Section15.8 Disorders of the Breast

Section 15.9 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology of the Breast

16 Infancy to Old Age: The Languages of Pediatrics and Geriatrics

Section 16.1 Neonatal Period

Section16.2 Aging, Senescence, and Death

Über Autor(innen)

Basco, Rachel
Rachel Basco earned her B.S. in cardiopulmonary science and M.S. in health sciences from Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Science Center, School of Allied Health Professions. She currently is completing her dissertation for her Ed.P. at Louisiana Tech University. She worked as a registered respiratory therapist for 10 years and then began her career in college instruction in respiratory therapy at the LSU School of Allied Professions in Shreveport, Louisiana. Professor Basco then found her interest to be in nonclinical education and began instructing biology courses at Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City, Louisiana. She completed a graduate certificate in instructional design from the University of Wisconsin-Stout to improve her expertise in online learning. She is employed as a project director and adjunct instructor in medical terminology at Bossier City Community College.

Allan, David
David M. Allan received his medical training at Cambridge University and Guy’s Hospital in England. He was chief resident in Pediatrics at Bellevue Hospital in New York City before moving to San Diego, California. Dr. Allan has worked as a family physician in England, a pediatrician in San Diego, and an associate dean at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He has designed, written, and produced more than 100 award-winning multimedia programs with virtual reality as their conceptual base.