Building a Medical Vocabulary - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card): with Spanish Translations, 8e
Book Details
Author(s)Peggy C. Leonard BA MT MEd
PublisherSaunders
ISBN / ASIN1455742279
ISBN-139781455742271
AvailabilityUsually ships in 1 to 3 weeks
Sales Rank99,999,999
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
- A programmed approach to terminology introduces you to medical vocabulary through engaging activities and exercises and helps you immediately recognize and review difficult concepts.
- Thorough explanations illustrate how terms relate to each other in the context of medical settings and help you retain knowledge.
- A conversational writing style makes difficult concepts easier to grasp.
- Consistently organized chapters categorize and simplify terminology.
- A bookmark pronunciation guide provides quick reference to proper pronunciation.
- Caution boxes alert you to important distinctions between similar terms.
- Function First sections detail the physiology of each system and validate appropriate terms.
- A variety of exercises and learning methods throughout each chapter make it easier for you to memorize and retain medical language.
- Pharmacology content introduces you to key drug classes each body system.
- End-of-chapter reviews help you assess your progress and identify learning weaknesses.
- A comprehensive review chapter prepares you for your final examination.
- A combined glossary/index makes it easy to find detailed information on a given term or topic.
- A companion CD helps you reinforce and review what you’ve learned through sound files, interactive games, and more.
- Evolve Resources make studying fun and effective with helpful tips, electronic flashcards, and learning games.
- An updated design enhances navigation and provides more room for writing answers.
- New medical reports present terms within the context of actual case histories and illustrate their proper use in the clinical environment.
- Word-building and word-analysis exercises help you learn to decipher unfamiliar terms when encountered in practice.
- Key Points boxes highlight essential concepts for more efficient learning.
- New line drawings and photographs support terminology presentations and strengthen your understanding.
- An emphasis on the medical process helps you understand terminology in relation to your responsibilities in patient presentation, diagnostics, and care.
- A Spanish usage guide equips you for interaction with Spanish-speaking patients in the health care setting.
- A Genetics appendix familiarizes you with common terms and recent developments in genetics and the Human Genome Project.
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