Main description:

Medical Language Accelerated approaches medical terminology not as words to be memorized but as a language to be learned. If you treat medical terminology as a language and learn how to read terms like sentences, you will be able to communicate clearly as a health care professional and will be a full participant in the culture of medicine. Memorizing definitions is equal to a traveler memorizing a few phrases in another language to help during a brief vacation: It will help a traveler survive for a few days. But if one is going to live in another culture for an extended period of time, learning to speak and understand the language becomes essential.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Medical Language 2. Introduction to Health Records 3. The Integumentary System-Dermatology 4. The Musculoskeletal System-Orthopedics 5. The Nervous System-Neurology and Psychiatry 6. The Sensory System-Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology 7. The Endocrine System-Endocrinology 8. The Blood and Lymphatic Systems-Hematology and Immunology 9. The Cardiovascular System-Cardiology 10. The Respiratory System-Pulmonology 11. The Gastrointestinal System-Gastroenterology 12. The Urinary and Male Reproductive Systems-Urology13. The Female Reproductive System-Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Neonatology