Communicate more effectively when you use this pocket reference to medical terms and other useful information! Davi-Ellen Chabner's provides the tools you need to understand medical terminology. You can also access key information on common diagnostic tests and procedures, the top 100 prescription drugs, medical abbreviations, symbols, and acronyms and much more. Based on Chabner's The Language of Medicine, this practical resource is ideal for any health care environment!

Unit I - The Language of Medicine

How to Analyze Medical Terms
Glossary of Word Parts Used in Medical Terminology
Medical Word Parts to English

English to Medical Word Parts

Abbreviations
Acronyms
Eponyms
Symbols
Plurals
Medical Terms Easily Confused
Specialized Terms Used in Medical Records
Definitions of Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
Radiology, Ultrasound, and Other Imaging Procedures

Nuclear Medicine Scans

Clinical Procedures

Laboratory Tests

Unit II - Useful Information

Abbreviations for Selected Health Care Organizations, Associations, and Agencies
Professional Designations for Health Care Providers
Surgical Terminology and Technology
Surgical Instruments
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Terms
Common Drugs and Their Uses
Major Diagnostic Categories and Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs)
Normal Hematologic Reference Values and Implications of Abnormal Results
Blood Cell Counts

Coagulation Tests

Red Blood Cell Tests

Serum Tests

Internet Resources

Unit III - Body Systems Illustrations

Index of Body Systems Illustrations
Cardiovascular System (Aorta & Major Arteries)
Cardiovascular System (Heart)
Digestive System
Ear
Endocrine System
Eye
Integumentary System (Skin)
Lymphatic System
Muscles (Anterior Superficial)
Muscles (Posterior Superficial)
Nervous System
Female Reproductive System
Male Reproductive System
Respiratory System
Skeletal System
Urinary System