AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR HEALTH CARE. A SELF-TEACHING PACKAGE. 5TH EDITION

Introduction
Unit 1 Levels of organization
Unit 2 The digestive system
Unit 3 The respiratory system
Unit 4 The cardiovascular system
Unit 5 The blood
Unit 6 The lymphatic system and immunology
Unit 7 The urinary system
Unit 8 The nervous system
Unit 9 The eye
Unit 10 The ear
Unit 11 The skin
Unit 12 The nose and mouth
Unit 13 The muscular system
Unit 14 The skeletal system
Unit 15 The male reproductive system
Unit 16 The female reproductive system
Unit 17 The endocrine system
Unit 18 Radiology
Unit 19 Oncology
Unit 20 Anatomical position
Unit 21 Pharmacology and microbiology
Unit 22 Final self-assessment tests
Answers to word exercises
Answers to self-assessment tests
Abbreviations
Glossary
Index

An Introduction to Medical Terminology for Health Care is designed to introduce medical terms to readers who have little or no prior knowledge of the language of medicine.
The latest edition of this hugely popular volume retains its effective approach to learning medical terminology by breaking words into their component parts and applying knowledge through exercises and examples from patient care. Throughout the book, information is organised into friendly, accessible, learning modules which are presented in a helpful, template format. Abundant fill-in exercises and helpful diagrams also aid the process of analysing and learning medical terms.
In this latest fifth edition, Andy Hutton has brought the book completely up-to-date by with the addition of new exercises and more information on common pathological conditions, medical procedures and laboratory tests. Each unit now includes a comprehensive list of associated words that are often used in combination with specific medical terms in patient records and medical publications.
An Introduction to Medical Terminology for Health Care is suitable for medical secretaries and clerical staff - particularly those on AMSPAR courses, foundation level nursing and allied health students, CMA (AAMA) candidates and anyone undertaking the SQA National Progression Award in administration for medical receptionists and secretaries.

Features:
• A self-directed learning package that requires no previous knowledge of medical terminology
• New design with icons to direct the reader and facilitate the learning process
• Case Histories help put the words into a ‘real life’ context
• Over 120 clear images enable students to associate medical terms with human anatomy and medical equipment
• Self-assessment modules allow readers to test their knowledge of the meaning of word components and their association with a disease, anatomical feature or medical specialty
• Simple, non-technical descriptions of pathological conditions, symptoms, laboratory tests, medical instruments and clinical procedures
• Numerous fill-in word exercises to ensure fast and effective learning
• Comprehensive abbreviation lists and a glossary
• A valuable resource for readers taking the City and Guilds (AMSPAR) exams or CMA (AAMA) exams in medical terminology

New To This Edition:
• Fresh design and updated artwork program gives added appeal to the volume
• Each unit contains a list of common associated words often used in conjunction with specific medical terms in patient records and medical publications
• More information on pathological conditions, laboratory tests and clinical procedures
• Self-assessment exercises on medical specialties
• Revised lists of common abbreviations associated with each speciality

Author
Andrew Hutton, BSc, MSc, Lecturer in Life Science, Edinburgh, UK