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Medical Terminology Simplified: A Programmed Learning Approach by Body Systems (includes audio CD, and Interactive Medical Terminology, version 2.0.), 3rd Edition

By Barbara A. Gylys, MEd, CMA-A, formerly of the University of Toledo Community and Technical College, Toledo, Ohio.
Regina M. Masters, CMA, RN, BSN, MEd, Olympic Consulting Group, Ltd., Toledo, Ohio; Psychiatric Nursing Services, Flower Hospital, Sylvania, Ohio.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1340-9
ISBN-10: 0-8036-1340-7

587 pp. Soft cover.  ©2005  Available now. $52.95

Medical Terminology Simplified: A Programmed Learning Approach by Body Systems (includes audio CD, and Interactive Medical Terminology, version 2.0.)

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  , When you adopt, you’ll receive an Instructor’s Resource Disk (ITEM 1342) that includes:
  • Electronic Test Bank – Brownstone test bank featuring more than 700 questions
  • Lecture Notes – PowerPoint lecture notes containing key points from the text
  • Illus-Station – PowerPoint image bank with all illustrations in the text
  • Med TERMinator – PowerPoint terminology game ideally suited for the classroom environment

Online resources available at DavisPlus (http://davisplus.fadavis.com/) include:
  • Bonus audio activities
  • Instructor's resource samples
ISBN 1323-7. Package of Medical Terminology Simplified: A Programmed Learning Approach by Body Systems with Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 20th edition (indexed). $75.50. The third edition of this user-friendly book reflects current trends and new approaches to teaching medical terminology. It uses a programmed learning format to give students the freedom to learn medical terminology at their own pace but can also be used in the classroom. The new artwork throughout the book enables the student to see a true representation of the body system or pathological condition. To help students learn easily and quickly, each body system unit includes a summary of major combining forms, a comprehensive pathology section, and additional medical records and evaluations.
Key Features
  • All brand-new illustrations throughout the text help students learn terminology more effectively
  • New chapter on body structure terminology
  • Includes a bonus online feature that contains additional Medical Record Audio Activities for each chapter
  • Streamlined table format for space-saving and greater user-friendliness
  • All content fully updated to reflect current practice 30 brand-new abbreviations
  • Nine new medical record activities and nine new case-studies
  • New Word Element tables added to the beginning of each chapter for quick reference
  • New Flash Card Activity to foster memorization of key terms
  • New Alert icon to point out critical information
  • Listen-and-Learn activities to accompany all-new audio CDs
  • Competency Verifications to provide comprehensive score reporting for each exercise
  • Standing footer to quickly remind students which colors are used for which word elements, thereby enhancing learning and memorization
  • Contents At-A-Glance section added to the front of the book that makes it easier than ever for students to find the content they're looking for
  • Learning package that includes Interactive Medical Terminology 2.0, an interactive CD-ROM that offers a choice of basic or advanced testing modes and a wide variety of interactive exercises, such as crossword puzzles, word drag-and-drop, and word scrambles
  • New appendix of English-Spanish vocabulary and common English-Spanish phrases, in a chapter-by-chapter breakdown

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Programmed Learning and Medical Word Building
2. Body Structure
3. Integumentary System
4. Respiratory System
5. Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
6. Digestive System
7. Urinary System
8. Reproductive Systems
9. Endocrine and Nervous Systems
10. Musculoskeletal System
11. Special Senses: The Eyes and Ears
 Appendices:
 Appendix A: Glossary of Medical Word Elements
 Appendix B: Answer Key
 Appendix C: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
 Appendix D: Drug Classifications
 Appendix E: Abbreviations
 Appendix F: Medical Specialties
 Appendix G: Spanish Translations

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