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- Title
- The Language of Medicine
- Author
- Chabner BA MAT, Davi-Ellen
- Publisher
- Saunders
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1416034927
- ISBN 13
- 9781416034926
- Spotlights focus on easily confused terms and concepts.
- Presents medical terms in the context of anatomy and physiology, following a logical body-system chapter organization.
- Clearly explains the material in simple, non-technical language, making the information accessible even to students with little or no previous medical or scientific background.
- Medical experts have extensively reviewed all chapters for accuracy.
- Practical applications keep students engaged and focused, such as Case Scenarios and Practical Applications that offer case reports, operative and diagnostic tests, and laboratory and x-ray reports.
- Text/workbook format uses a variety of exercises and activities to reinforce and build on the information students learn.
- Explanations of clinical procedures, laboratory tests, and abbreviations related to each body system or medical specialty show medical terminology in practice.
- Pronunciation of Terms list at the end of each chapter provides phonetic spellings and spaces to write the meanings of terms.
- A wealth of exercises within each chapter and at the end of each section challenge readers to test their understanding of material.
- New icons facilitate navigation within the chapters and add visual interest.
- Colorful new page layout is designed to hold students' interest.
- Line drawings have been newly rendered in a rich new color palette with a more three-dimensional look.
- New Medical Scramble activity presents scrambled terms for the student to decipher - a fun way to improve spelling accuracy and knowledge of terms.
- The latest medical advances are incorporated throughout, such as stem cell research, c-reactive protein, sentinel node biopsy, and molecular targeted drugs.
- Four new case studies have been added to the Practical Applications sections in the cardiovascular and blood system chapters.
- A controlled substances table is included in the chapter on pharmacology.
- Bones and their common names are presented in a new table.
- Expanded coverage of diagnostic tests and procedures, such as: virtual colonoscopy; urinalysis; breast ultrasound and MRI; photo-selective vaporization of the prostate; new methods for managing arrhythmias; PET of the lung; coverage of multiple myeloma; CD4 lymphocyte count; irradiation, photon therapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery; abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS).
- A complementary and alternative medicine appendix provides information on popular therapies.
- Icons in the text direct students to extra information on procedures and terms on the companion CD.
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