...How Does Medical Terminology Work? ________________________________________ Most medical terms can be broken down into one or more word parts. For simplicity in explanation, we will say that there are four possible word parts, and any given medical term may contain one, some, or all of these parts. We will classify these word parts as (1) roots, (2) prefixes, (3) suffixes, and (4) linking or combining vowels. An example of a word with three of the above parts is the medical term "pericarditis", which means "inflammation of the outer layer of the heart". Pericarditis can be divided into three parts: peri - card - itis. Once divided into its essential parts, pericarditis can be translated: the prefix "peri" translates to "surrounding", the root "card" translates to "heart", and the suffix "itis" translates to "inflammation". Hence, pericarditis is an inflammation of the area surrounding the heart, or an inflammation of the outer layer of the heart, anatomically known as the pericardium. Medical terms always consist of at least one "root", although they may contain more. The root of a word is that part which contains the essential meaning of the word. An example of this was seen above in the term "pericarditis". The root of the word - card - refers to the heart, so any prefix or suffix added to the root (card) will only function to add to the specificity of that word. An example of this would be the prefix "brady", which means "slow". If "brady" is added to the root "card"...
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...In Section 4, you will proofread the Progress Report listed below. Next, you will identify the 15 mistakes that are listed in the report. The mistakes could be misspellings, incorrect abbreviations or misuse of a medical term. Please list them in the chart below under the heading “Medical Terminology Error.” After you have listed the errors, you will need to identify the correct term or abbreviation. Please list them in the chart below under the heading “Correct Term.” • PROGRESS NOTE • CHIEF COMPLAINT: Severe pain between the shoulder blades, shortness of breathe, nausea for the past 3 hours. • • PRESENT ILLNESS: Darelen Denton is a 62-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department via ambulance. In transport, patient received O2 at 4 liters via nasal cannula, baseline EKG, Normal Saline IV started in left hand, 325 mg aspirin by mouth (po). Patient complained she was short of breath and experiencing severe pain between her shoulder blades. She stated that she has been feeling nasuseated for the past 3 hours. She states she has a history of stable angina and is currently taking medication as needed. She states she did not take the nitroglycerin because she was not experiencing chest pain, just back pain. She states that her last check-up with the Pulmonologist showed that her EKG did not show any changes since her last visit. She denies episodes of syncope. The patient does report that she tripped over something on the floor, which resulted in her falling...
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...Medical terminology is very important in every medical career. It is the basis for everything you will do. It is used to describe symptoms, diagnosis, and special medical equipment. If you want to do a great job in the healthcare field, you need to learn medical terminology and understand it. I am currently pursuing a degree in Medical Office Assistant and I want to pursue my bachelors degree to become a Labor and Delivery Nurse. I knew I always wanted to become a nurse but was quickly discouraged because I felt as though I wouldn't be good enough or anybody would hire me for the job. It wasn't until I had my son and I knew this was my calling. Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running...
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...Medical Terminology has a major impact in my field of study. Becoming a nurse puts me at second priority for communication with the physicians. In my field of study knowing medical terminology is essential in diagnosing patients for disease’s and disorder’s. Also the medical terminology can let you know what test and procedures the patient needs or had in the past. It is very important to know medical terminology, so you can understand what the doctor is talking about when its pertaining to the patient care, in order to be able to treat the patient. As a nurse if you are not speaking the language of medical terminology you cannot do your job effectively or pretty much not at all. Medical terminology is the foundation to having or obtaining...
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...What we eat and drink and how we live are key factors in keeping our immune system running at optimal capacity. “Recent research on the immune system has demonstrated the importance of vitamins A, C, and E and the minerals zinc and selenium (Azizi MH, Nayernouri T, Azizi F, 2008).” These vitamin and minerals we can get every day from the foods we eat and the drinks we drink. It is important that if we are not getting these vitamins on a daily basis, that we supplement them with vitamins that we take on our own in order to restore the vitamins and minerals we lose throughout our busy days. We make choices on a daily basis that can affect not only our immune systems, but also the way other systems in our body work. Through good nutrition, an adequate amount of exercise each day, and our mental attitude with the choices we make on a daily basis we can keep our bodies and their systems strong and healthy. We make choices that affect our systems every day. Our immune systems need adequate vitamins and minerals in order to keep out the bad bacteria and viruses that we come in contact each day. The lymphatic system works along with the immune system to keep out harmful organisms that could also cause disease. The system is made up of blood vessels that carry away fluid and into the bloodstream away from the organs so they do not fill with so much fluid that they become engorged. Without blood, the body's organs would not be able to get the nutrients and oxygen the body needs...
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...Reflective Summary: Review and reflect on the Health Insurance Billing and Reimbursement Discussion Board. Based on your review and reflection of new learnings in this course, write at least 400–600 words on the following: * What have you learned from others' responses? * What were the most compelling points from the interaction with your fellow students? * How did participating in this discussion help in your understanding of the Discussion Board task? * What approaches could have yielded additional valuable information in the students' networking? * What is still unclear after the discussion with your classmates that needs to be clarified? During week ones discussion board assignment, we discussed the different types of health insurance billing and reimbursement methods. This discussion board assignment required taking the time to research the history of health insurance and how it has evolved over the years to the system that we know it as today. By utilizing the discussion board portion of this class, I was able to learn many things from my classmates’ postings. I learned the many different methods of healthcare reimbursement that is still currently used today. I learned the history of health insurance, and why it was developed for the patients in the first place. I also learned many different views and opinions of my classmates that allowed me to reconsider and further educate myself on the views of the future of the healthcare industry. The most compelling...
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...The Importance of Medical Terminology Francine Harrilal HCS/120 May 9th, 2016 Ms. Tammy Williams The Importance of Medical Terminology What is the importance of medical terminology? Coming from the Greek and Latin origin, medical terms have been used by Greek and Roman physicians from long ago. The majority of the words are still used in today's society. Medical terminology is made up of combining forms, suffixes and prefixes. Once you learn the combining form (the foundation of a word), the suffix (the word ending), and the prefix (optional word beginning), you will be able to decipher complex information to understand a patient’s condition and diagnose them (Stanfield, Cross, and Hui, 2012). For example, if a patient were complaining of pain on the lower right side of the abdomen, maybe you would diagnose him/her with appendicitis. If the infection is severe, it might be to the point of having to have an appendectomy; the surgical removal of the appendix. Without knowing the suffix meaning of –itis (infection of) and the meaning of -ectomy (the surgical removal of), then you wouldn’t have been able to diagnose or treat the patient (Stanfield, Cross, and Hui, 2012). Medical terminology goes way beyond just diagnosing and treating in the health care field, it is essential in this industry. Everything that is done in the health care field is based on the knowledge of medical terminology. Communication within the field will consist of using this language in every different...
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...In healthcare one of the most important skills that you must possess is the ability to understand and use medical terminology. Medical terminology is essentially a language that is used amongst healthcare professionals that aides in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. “It allows doctors and other healthcare professionals to describe symptoms and conditions in precise terms” (Tan, 2009). It is important to be able to breakdown word parts and understand their meanings so that when you are given a term you have not heard before you have the ability to understand the meaning by each word part. Not only is it important in the diagnosis and treatment but it also allows for the ease of documentation and written communication between healthcare...
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...Aquayla Scott Interview Question “What is the importance of medical terminology?” The importance of medical terminology is to allow effective communication. Medical terminology is important, it allows health care professionals to have understandings of certain things that could be elongated. Knowing medical terminology eases the process of having to do or explain everything the long way. It makes it easier and faster for health care professionals, it’s their very own language that helps them completely understand what is happening or what has to be done to help a patient. Medical terms are used to accurately describe the condition of a patient and the procedures he or she has to undergo. Most professionals use these terms (though they could be written in plain English). Not properly communicating or documenting medical information may result in confusion or even bigger health risks to a patient. Mostly everything we do in our day to day life involves these terms, as simple as a written prescription or diagnosis. It helps decipher complex information, many medical terms are made up of suffixes, prefixes and word roots, if the provider memorizes the standard word parts, that makes it easier to decipher the meaning of many medical terms, allows an understanding of diagnosis and procedures, knowledge of medical terms allows health care professionals to understand why the patient is seeking help and how they are being treated. It helps in treating patients...
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...Jacob Snyder 11/17/2014 Medical Terminology Course Project A.) Term # | Page of article/paragraph | Medical Term | Breakdown | Translation | 1. | 19/1 | Cardiovascular | Cardi/o- HeartVascular-Vessels | Relating to the vessels in the heart | 2. | 20/2 | Hematocrit | Hemat/o-BloodCrit-Judge | Instrument used to judge or gauge blood | 3. | 20/2 | Hemoglobin | Hem/o-BloodGlobin-protein | Proteins in the blood | 4. | 20/5 | Rectal | Rect-RectumAl-Pertaining to | Pertaining to the rectum | 5. | 20/5 | Respiratory | Respir/a-RespirationTory-Relating to | Relating to respiration | 6. | 20-6 | Spirometry | Spir/o- To breatheMetry- act of measuring | To measure breathe | 7. | 21-2 | Stethoscope | Steth/o-chestScope-View | Device for viewing sounds inside the chest | 8. | 21-2 | Brachial | Brach/i- ArmAl-Relating to | Relating to the arm | 9. | 26-4 | Thermoregulatory | Therm/o-HeatRegulatory-Regulation | Regulation of the body’s heat | 10 | 26-5 | Cardiopulmonary | Cardi/o-HeartPulm/o-LungsNary-Pertaining to | Pertaining to the heart and lungs | 11. | 26-6 | Metabolic | Meta-to changeBolic- to throw | To exchange and throw broken down chemicals throughout the body | 12. | 27-3 | Symptomatic | Symptom/a-symptomTic-Pertaining to | Pertaining to symptoms | 13. | 28-3 | Themal | Therm-HeatAl-Related to | Related to heat | 14. | 18-1 | Urinary | Urin-UrineAry-Pertaining to | Pertaining to urine | 15. | 18-1 | Hydration | Hyrdat-waterIon-Pertaining to | Pertaining...
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...1. | | The prefix brady- is defined as: Your Answer: | slow. | | | 2. | | What is the universal language of medicine? Your Answer: | Medical terminology | | | 3. | | Which word part provides the fundamental meaning of a term? Your Answer: | word root | | | 4. | | The term construction consists of how many word parts? Your Answer: | three | | | 5. | | A combining vowel is always used when connecting a: Your Answer: | word root and prefix. | | Correct Answer: | word root and word root. | | | | 6. | | The combining form leuk/o is defined as: Your Answer: | white. | | | 7. | | The prefix anti- means: Your Answer: | against. | | | 8. | | The programmed learning method uses which type of learning technique? Your Answer: | frames | | | 9. | | Terms derived from the names of people are known as: Your Answer: | eponyms. | | | 10. | | The combining form encephal/o is defined as: Your Answer: | brain. | | 1. | | All medical terms consist of all three word parts. Your Answer: | False | | | 2. | | Nonconstructed terms include acronyms. Your Answer: | False | | Correct Answer: | True | | | | 3. | | A combining form is a word root with its combining vowel. Your Answer: | True | | | 4. | | The prefix neo- is defined as "slow." Your Answer: | False | | | 5. | | The combining form dermat/o means "skin." Your Answer: | True | | | 6. | | The term hepatopathyis...
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...PARCA CPAS2014 Requirements JJ PARCA Certified PACS Associate (CPAS2014) Requirements Copyright notice: Copyright © 2014 PACS Administrators in Radiology Certification Association (PARCA). All rights reserved. All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright. No part may be reproduced in any form or by any means, including photocopying, or utilized by any information storage and retrieval system without permission of the copyright owner. All rights reserved PARCA V 3.5 Page 1 PARCA CPAS2014 Requirements Certified PACS Associate (CPAS) requirements This document contains the detailed requirements for the certification of a CPAS2014 or Certified PACS Associate. The focus is on general technical and clinical understanding. CPAS2014 is an update to the original CPAS requirements published in 2005 to include new technologies and developments. The requirements are split up in two sections: A) Technical (IT) and B) Clinical. A. Technical (IT) requirements 1. Computer basics (20%) 1.1 Hardware: A computer has hardware components, i.e. CPU, memory, Disk, removable media, display card and display and data entry devices (aka peripherals) such as keyboard and mouse and others. There are several standard interfaces, such as serial and parallel ports, FireWire and several choices of disk and network interfaces. – Know how to distinguish between these components and interfaces and the function and characteristics of each of them...
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...I am writing about three news related articles that deal with current event medical topics. My first topic will be covering MERS the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome which is a respiratory virus, I will go more in depth about. Next, is Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB) this is an irregular heartbeat. Lastly I will discuss sleep apnea which deals with your breathing while sleeping. To begin with, I am going to talk about MERS. The middle east respiratory syndrome corona virus (MERS) is a Beta corona virus. MERS is closes to resembling Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) but doesn't spread as easy. SARS affected around 8,000 people around the world in 2013. MERS was found in the Middle East in the year 2012. It had come back last year in May but it was identified in Asia. There were about 160 who caught this respiratory infection and the reported death toll was 25. If patients traveled to the areas where this was found the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is urging doctors to check for the virus. Without close contact it is hard to catch this virus says experts. Further more, the common symptoms found when patients have MERS are fever, cough, and shortness of breath (SOB). The doctors can treat symptoms, but the doctors do not have a vaccine because this virus does not currently have a cure. This is even more serious for those who already have problems with their immune system. If leaving in or visiting an area infected by MERS wash hands often, avoid the sick, help your children...
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...For the last few months I have been enrolled in school to become an Emergency Medical Technician, EMT. Having no medical background prior to volunteering, the medical terminology used by the ambulance corp. members was extremely hard for me to initial learn and understand. During training at the ambulance corp., some students were already EMT’s and some, like me, were not. Therefore, when the trainers or fellow students used medical terms, it was completely foreign to me. For example, when the medical personnel would say things such as “nitro” I thought they were talking about the gas, nitro. I was confused because they were talking about administering “nitro” to a patient. Later I found out that “nitro” was short...
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...2014) | | Last Date Revised: 4/18/2014 I. COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE: BIOL 2600 DA2 Medical Terminology/ 3 sem. hrs. Fall Semester 2014 CRN # 20417 Room: TBD Day and Time: Classroom assignments can be found at the following website (check before class begins in case of changes): http://www.fcas.nova.edu/coursewizard/ Building & Room: Follow the above link to find this course. II. INSTRUCTOR: Janice Stone, D.C. Office Hours by appointment before class on Thursdays Phone: Leave message (954) 262-8300 (MST Secretary) E-mail: js2867@nova.edu Departmental Contact: Dr. Deanne Roopnarine Coordinator of Biology roopnari@nova.edu 954-262-8196 III. COURSE DESCRIPTION Medical Terminology: This course covers the basic structure of medical terms, including roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Emphasis will also be placed on the terminology of body systems. Medical terms related to anatomy, physiology, pathology, clinical procedures, laboratory tests, and medical abbreviations will be covered. Also, students will learn medical terminology related to specialized areas of...
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