Mastering Healthcare Terminology

by Betsy J. Shiland MS, RHIA, CCS, CHDA, CPC, CPB, CPPM

Overview

"Mastering Healthcare Terminology helps you learn the large number of terms that describe very specific healthcare conditions or procedures in the easiest, most effective manner possible"--

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323825238
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	09/29/2022
Edition description:	7th ed.
Pages:	752
Sales rank:	883,873
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Betsy Shiland has authored 2 very successful medical terminology texts, along with a statistics text for health information management students. She is a credentialed coder (CCS, CPC), an EMT, a cancer registrar, and a health data administrator. She taught at Central College in Philadelphia for over 20 years.

Table of Contents

Basic Terminology

1. Introduction
2. Body Structure and Directional Terminology

Body System Terminology

3. Musculoskeletal System
4. Integumentary System
5. Gastrointestinal System
6. Urinary System
7. Male Reproductive System
8. Female Reproductive System and Pregnancy
9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
10. Cardiovascular System
11. Respiratory System
12. Nervous System
13. Special Senses: Eye and Ear
14. Endocrine System

Specialty Terminology

15. Mental and Behavioral Health
16. Oncology
17. NEW! Infectious Disease

Appendices A. Word Parts and Definitions B. Definitions and Word Parts C. Abbreviations

D. Normal Lab Values

Illustration Credits Answers to Exercises

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Small learning segments make it easier to master healthcare terminology