2nd Edition
Understanding Medical Terms A Guide for Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition
436 Pages
by
Routledge
436 Pages
by
Routledge
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PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION The need for a thorough understanding of medical terminology has not diminished in the least for pharmacists and other health care practitioners in the five years between the publication of the first edition of this book and this second edition. If anything, it has become greater. The pharmacy profession has further solidified its clinical role in patient care, and... Read more
Preface to the Second Edition o Preface to the First Edition
Part I: The Basics of Medical Terminology
o Chapter 1 - Fundamentals of Medical Terms o Chapter 2 - The Health Care System Structure o Chapter 3 - Translating the Medical Record o Chapter 4 - Abbreviations, Eponyms, and Lay Terms
Part II: Therapeutic Terminology
o Chapter 5 - The Cardiovascular System and Its Disorders o Chapter 6 - The Digestive (Gastrointestinal) System and Its Disorders o Chapter 7 - The Musculoskeletal System and Its Disorders o Chapter 8 - The Integumentary (Dermatologic) System and Its Disorders o Chapter 9 - The Respiratory System and Its Disorders o Chapter 10 - The Reproductive System and Its Disorders o Chapter 11 - The Urinary System and Its Disorders o Chapter 12 - The Nervous System and Its Disorders o Chapter 13 - The Special Sense Organs and Their Disorders o Chapter 14 - Psychiatric Disorders o Chapter 15 - The Endocrine System and Its Disorders o Chapter 16 - The Hematologic System and Its Disorders o Chapter 17 - The Lymphatic/Immune System and Its Disorders o Chapter 18 - Oncology o Chapter 19 - Trauma and Poisoning o Chapter 20 - Nutritional Disorders/Alternative Medicine
Appendix A: Medical Abbreviations o Appendix B: Study Examinations o Bibliography
Part I: The Basics of Medical Terminology
o Chapter 1 - Fundamentals of Medical Terms o Chapter 2 - The Health Care System Structure o Chapter 3 - Translating the Medical Record o Chapter 4 - Abbreviations, Eponyms, and Lay Terms
Part II: Therapeutic Terminology
o Chapter 5 - The Cardiovascular System and Its Disorders o Chapter 6 - The Digestive (Gastrointestinal) System and Its Disorders o Chapter 7 - The Musculoskeletal System and Its Disorders o Chapter 8 - The Integumentary (Dermatologic) System and Its Disorders o Chapter 9 - The Respiratory System and Its Disorders o Chapter 10 - The Reproductive System and Its Disorders o Chapter 11 - The Urinary System and Its Disorders o Chapter 12 - The Nervous System and Its Disorders o Chapter 13 - The Special Sense Organs and Their Disorders o Chapter 14 - Psychiatric Disorders o Chapter 15 - The Endocrine System and Its Disorders o Chapter 16 - The Hematologic System and Its Disorders o Chapter 17 - The Lymphatic/Immune System and Its Disorders o Chapter 18 - Oncology o Chapter 19 - Trauma and Poisoning o Chapter 20 - Nutritional Disorders/Alternative Medicine
Appendix A: Medical Abbreviations o Appendix B: Study Examinations o Bibliography
Biography
Walter F. Stanaszek, Mary J. Stanaszek
