Delmar's Introduction To Medical Terminology

• The accumulation of blood within the cranium, due either to head trauma or flaws in the cerebral vasculature

Hello Mrs. Goldman, this is Krystal from the orthopedic office regarding your office visit with Dr. Mitchell. I see you were interested in finding out more information about your office note. Below I have clarified your medical break down of your clinic note.

Medical terminology has a long and rich history that evolved in great measure from the Latin and Greek languages. “It is estimated that about three-fourths of our medical terminology is of Greek origin.”(Banay) “Latin accounts for the majority of root words in the English language.” (Fallon).

Discussion Questions: Identify one or two medical terms in this report. Deconstruct the components of specific medical terms to identify their meanings. In addition, please pay attention to the spelling and pronunciation of the words.

After you define each term, describe in 40 to 60 words the health care setting in which each term would be applied. Include at least two research sources to support your position—one from the University Library and the other from the textbook. Cite your sources in the References section consistent with APA guidelines.

vocabulary words we will discuss the definition of each of the words to make sure

CYANOTIC: A patient who has cyanosis, or a slight bluish discoloration of the skin due to the presence of abnormal amounts of reduced hemoglobin in the blood

Decoding is very important because then it becomes easier to understand medical terminology. You should first break down the word by evaluating the meaning of the suffix, then prefix, and then the word root. This will in able a worker to identify what it is that is going on and be able to describe it to their patient and to the doctor or physician when asked. But first the worker needs to have a good sense of the origin of words which is called etymology. (Theirer & Breitbard, 2007, p. 1-4)Once you have the basic rules down you should be able to put words together and take them apart by decoding them. You also need to make sure that the spelling and pronunciation are correct because if a medical term is used incorrectly, it can become very dangerous and sometimes life threatening because you diagnose wrong procedures and medication. It creates a communication for health care professionals to make sure that a patient is treated with the highest amount of service and to ensure that they are being treated with the right medication.

Students will demonstrate their knowledge on vocabularies by identifying the new words listed in the text and researching and explaining at least three of them in their own words

Complete the medical abbreviations chart. (Note that the medical abbreviations are the same as those highlighted in yellow in Jane Dare’s Health Record). In the second column, list what each of the individual letters in the abbreviation represents. In the third column define the context or meaning of the term that the abbreviation represents. Use simple terms. Finally, in the far right column, identify the source document. For example, face sheet, discharge summary, progress notes, or x-ray report.

Our training delivery partner, College of DuPage (COD), will provide the Medical Terminology training sessions on May 19th and June 7th. After attending the session, you will be able to:

A medical setting in which a patient feels safe and secure is more likely to create the conditions in which optimal outcomes can be achieved. Part of helping to ensure a patient feels secure is addressing the communication barriers between the provider and the patient. Some of these barriers arise from the use of professional jargon. Surgeons, Physicians, Nurses, etc. work at a fast pace to make sure that every patient is attended to. As this is their profession, medical jargon is used frequently when communicating to each other, figuring out a diagnosis, and coming up with a treatment plan for the patient. But this medical jargon creates a barrier between the healthcare professional and the patient. There can be misunderstandings between the patient and the professional when it comes to diagnoses and treatment plans due to the communication barrier. The professionals commonly use medical terminology to inform the patient of their status and a patient may simply nod their head to be polite. This nod does not necessarily mean that there is a mutual understanding, it could potentially mean that they are overwhelmed and don’t know how else to act in response to long confusing words being directed at them. This is dangerous because a patient could leave the facility not knowing how to appropriately take care of themselves after their procedure/diagnosis. Medical jargon has the potential to cause the patient and medical professional relationship to be both broken and

Sholom Aleichm once said that "When you die, others who think they know you, will concoct things about you... Better pick up a pen and write it yourself, for you know yourself." When I came across this quote, I was taken aback. At first by his suggestion," ..pick up a pen and write it yourself" and then by his reasoning "for you know yourself". Aleichm's reason is a rational statement that is, in many cases, too difficult to approach. Leaving such an assertion to be over looked. Simply because people are not aware of themselves. People tend to thrive for gratification from others. A process which includes the act of an individual entirely dismissing their passions and interests. Thus, resulting in an unhappy person going through a mid-life

Classification based on position of foot at the time of injury and force on ankle leading to fracture:

Small group instruction can be used to prompt discussion of the meanings of word parts and the new words. Although morphemic analysis can help students build their vocabulary, teachers should consider the cautions involved with this strategy; cautions include that this strategy words with a limited set of words, only one or two prefixes or suffixes should be introduced at a time, with their emphasis on their applications to unfamiliar