The Terminology of Health and Medicine: A Self-Instructional Program (2nd Edition)
An essential resource for anyone in a medical terminology course or in allied health, nursing, or biology programs, this self-study programmed resource presents the most commonly used terms, abbreviation, drugs, diseases, and disorders related to health and medicine. Arranged by body system' and medical-surgical specialty areas, it provides a basic method for acquiring the essentials needed to build a medical vocabulary with immediate feedback to the reader while allowing for review.FEATURES:Essential terminologywith pronunciation keys and word elements.FREE integrated website—www.prenhall.com/rice—compliments the book with study-guide style quiz questions and immediate tabulation of quiz results.Full-color artand design.More than 600 review exercises,abbreviations, and drugs and disorders.Case studiesfeaturing Present History; Signs and Symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Prevention; and Risk Factors.More tables, figures, and illustrationsassist in comprehension.Explanation framesassist in applying facts about health and medicine throughout.Unit openingsfeature a chapter overview, and learning objectives, and include primary word elements.