Basic Medical Language with Flash Cards

By Danielle LaFleur Brooks MEd MA, Myrna LaFleur Brooks RN BEd, Dale M. Levinsky MD

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 codingPresentation of medical terms by body system followed by practical applicationEngaging exercises including labeling, matching, building, translating, and reading medical terms in contextCase studies with corresponding medical records allowing you to apply medical terms within the context of a patient's medical conditionWord Part tables summarizing combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes to help you learn medical termsMore than 200 flash cards packaged free with the text for easier memorization of terms and abbreviationsElectronic health record mock-ups featuring multiple medical records for a specific patient, to introduce EHRs and promote transferable skillsLesson objectives integrated with headings to correlate to exercises, quizzes, and examsPractical review and practical application exercises concluding each lessonCareer Focus sections identifying entry-level healthcare positionsLearning resources on the Evolve website including games, activities, quizzes, videos, and an audio program ? all tied closely to material in the textNEW Increased focus on signs and symptoms of diseases and disorders to improve your clinical documentationNEW Introduction of lab findings to better understand diagnostic tests and terminologyNEW Phonetic spelling of abbreviations for clear communication with coworkersNEW Updated terminology, abbreviations, and illustrationsNEW Longer end-of-lesson quizzes

• Format: Misc.
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443350337
• ISBN13: 9780443350337
• Release Date: February 2027
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Length: 448 Pages