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The Language of Medicine

  • 13 Edición - 24 de noviembre de 2023
  • Última edición
  • Autor: Davi-Ellen Chabner
  • Idioma: Inglés

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Descripción

Effectively master medical terminology with Davi-Ellen Chabner's The Language of Medicine, 13th Edition. Centering on Chabner’s proven method of learning medical terms by studying them in the context of the human body, this highly praised and bestselling text helps individuals of all educational backgrounds easily understand and remember important medical terminology by incorporating easy-to-follow explanations, relevant examples, and countless reinforcement exercises. This new edition also features additional clinical practice exercises; more medical procedure photos; timely content on immunity and vaccines, infection control, advances in cardiology, cancer research, emerging orthopedic treatments; and more. No matter where your career path takes you, Chabner’s proven method for med term mastery will prepare you for success.

Puntos claves

  • Simple, clear, easy-to-understand explanations of terms enable readers with little or no previous medical or science background to easily grasp medical terms and concepts
  • Clinical procedures and lab reports sections show you how terminology is used in health care settings; updated by experts in each specialty to reflect current practice
  • A wide variety of exercises provide multiple opportunities to reinforce and remember content
  • Clear illustrations and brilliant images of anatomy, physiology, and pathology orient readers to the structure and function of the body system, providing the best context for learning the medical terms and helping you learn terminology more easily by understanding how it is used in practice
  • Practical Applications in each chapter (case reports, operative and diagnostic tests, laboratory, and x-ray reports) let you apply knowledge to situations that you will encounter in the clinical environment
  • Actual clinical procedures and lab tests are provided within body system or medical specialty chapters

Índice

1. Basic Word Structure

2. Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole

3. Suffixes

4. Prefixes

5. Digestive System

6. Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology

7. Urinary System

8. Female Reproductive System

9. Male Reproductive System

10. Nervous System

11. Cardiovascular System

12. Respiratory System

13. Blood System

14. Lymphatic and Immune Systems

15. Musculoskeletal System

16. Skin

17. Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear

18. Endocrine System

19. Cancer Medicine (Oncology)

20. Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

21. Pharmacology

22. Psychiatry

APPENDIX
I Plurals
II Abbreviations, Symbols, Acronyms, and Eponyms
III Normal Hematologic Reference Values and Implications of Abnormal Results
IV Drugs

Reseñas

"...presents a new edition of a medical textbook designed to allow students to learn medical terminology and biology required to work in multiple healthcare fields.... Elsevier’s author provides exhaustive terms and complex medical processes to understand at many learning levels “with an approach that explains terms in the context of anatomy and physiology, as well as how the body works in health and disease”.... The textbook has now provided a 13th edition with a clear and straightforward approach to understand without any previous medical or scientific background.... [It's] well structured throughout, covering from basic word structures and language and running through each body system – digestion, reproduction, cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, vision and further on oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine, pharmacology and psychiatry." — Dr. Gearóid Tuohy, Euretina, March 2025

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 13
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 1 de diciembre de 2023
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el autor

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Davi-Ellen Chabner

Davi-Ellen Chabner’s name is synonymous with medical terminology. She was the first to write a text on learning med term by body system using word parts. She is the author of two best-selling medical terminology books—The Language of Medicine and Medical Terminology: A Short Course.