Allied Health

For courses in Medical Terminology.

This text uses a consistent and logical system to help students build their understanding of medical terminology as it relates to the human body. It also has a real-world focus that relates medical terminology to various health professions, thereby capturing the students' interest and providing information about potential future health careers. All of this information is reinforced with several different in-text and online exercises.

• NEW - Refined and consistent organization—Each body system chapter is organized in the same format and includes important subtopics related to the system presented such as anatomy and physiology, word building, vocabulary, pathology, procedures, diagnostic/lab tests and abbreviations.

  • Provides students with consistency throughout the book and facilitates comprehension through the use of charts and tables.

• NEW - Professional Profile boxes.

  • Provides an opportunity for students to learn more about various career options related to the chapter content.

• NEW - Special Topics chapter: Chapter 15—Presents medical terminology specific to various healthcare industries.

  • Enables the student to learn more about a potential health career and its unique medical terminology.

• NEW - Word Building tables—Included in each chapter. Presents medical terms built directly from word parts.

  • Teaches students that the definition can be determined by a straight translation of the word parts.

• NEW - Pharmacology chapter: Chapter 14.

• NEW - Applied anatomy and physiology illustrations—All art and illustrations are presented at the same level of the content being discussed.

  • Avoids student confusion with non-represented art and illustrations.

• Med Term Tips—Brief scenarios and hints interspersed throughout.

  • Maintains students' interest by providing quick facts about medical terminology.

• Pharmacology terms integrated within body systems chapters—Pharmacology terms representing the 200 most commonly prescribed drugs in the country have been added to each body systems chapter (3-14).

• Full-color photographs, figures, and illustrations of actual procedures, organs, and tissues.

  • Bring terms to life and facilitate fuller understanding of the subject matter.

• Medical abbreviations—Integrated within each chapter; a comprehensive listing can be found in the appendix.

• NEW - CD-ROM FREE with every text—Cross-platform CD-ROM that offers a host of interactive study aids: practice tests, labeling exercises, word building, spelling bee, flashcards, audio glossary.

• NEW - Companion Website: www.prenhall.com/fremgen—Online study aids to promote learning: objectives, audio glossary, check your progress sections, and chapter challenge.

• NEW - Chart Note Transcription end-of-chapter exercises—A patient scenario is presented and the student transforms that information into a medical chart format utilizing the medical terminology learned in the chapter. This is accomplished by replacing long phrases within the text with a medical term.

  • Provides critical thinking exercises that stimulate learning and enable students to work with medical terminology found in medical reports, including surgery reports, patient charts, consultation reports, etc.

• Case Studies with critical thinking questions.

  • Give students the opportunity to see practical applications of terminology and how they relate to body systems.

• “Getting Connected” multimedia extension activities.

  • Direct students to the CD-ROM and Companion Website.

• At-a-Glance Summary Chart of Medical Terms—Presented in each chapter.

  • Students can use for review and to follow along with the audio glossary on the CD-ROM.

• Exercises—Included in each chapter.

  • Allows students to practice what they've just learned. Answers at the end of each chapter offer immediate feedback.

• Refined and consistent organization—Each body system chapter is organized in the same format and includes important subtopics related to the system presented such as anatomy and physiology, word building, vocabulary, pathology, procedures, diagnostic/lab tests and abbreviations.

  • Provides students with consistency throughout the book and facilitates comprehension through the use of charts and tables.

• Professional Profile boxes.

  • Provides an opportunity for students to learn more about various career options related to the chapter content.

• Special Topics chapter: Chapter 15—Presents medical terminology specific to various healthcare industries.

  • Enables the student to learn more about a potential health career and its unique medical terminology.

• Word Building tables—Included in each chapter. Presents medical terms built directly from word parts.

  • Teaches students that the definition can be determined by a straight translation of the word parts.

• Pharmacology chapter: Chapter 14.

• Applied anatomy and physiology illustrations—All art and illustrations are presented at the same level of the content being discussed.

  • Avoids student confusion with non-represented art and illustrations.

• CD-ROM FREE with every text—Cross-platform CD-ROM that offers a host of interactive study aids: practice tests, labeling exercises, word building, spelling bee, flashcards, audio glossary.

• Companion Website: www.prenhall.com/fremgen—Online study aids to promote learning: objectives, audio glossary, check your progress sections, and chapter challenge.

• Chart Note Transcription end-of-chapter exercises—A patient scenario is presented and the student transforms that information into a medical chart format utilizing the medical terminology learned in the chapter. This is accomplished by replacing long phrases within the text with a medical term.

  • Provides critical thinking exercises that stimulate learning and enable students to work with medical terminology found in medical reports, including surgery reports, patient charts, consultation reports, etc.

 1. Introduction to Medical Terminology.


 2. Body Structure.


 3. Integumentary System.


 4. Musculoskeletal System.


 5. Endocrine System.


 6. Cardiovascular System.


 7. Lymphatic and Hematic (Blood) Systems.


 8. Respiratory System.


 9. Digestive System.


10. Urinary System.


11. Reproductive System.


12. Nervous System.


13. Special Senses: The Eye and the Ear.


14. Pharmacology.


15. Special Topics.


Appendix.


Text Glossary.


Index.

Medical Terminology (Standard) (Allied Health / Health Professions Core)
Medical Terminology (Emergency Medical Services (Brady))

For courses in Medical Terminology.

LIVE IT! LEARN IT!!

Fremgen brings medical terminology to life by introducing the subject in a career context.  Students have increased understanding and are motivated to learn medical terminology because they can envision how proper terminology will enhance their professional lives.  

This edition also boasts a streamlined, reorganized format, provides students with same degree of information in a more digestible presentation.  Ideal for a one-semester course.  This information is reinforced with various additional study resources that include in-text exercises, a Companion Website, and a CD-ROM free with each text.

• Medical Terminology: A Living Language, 3/E
  Fremgen & Frucht
  © 2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 608 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131849107 | ISBN-13: 9780131849105
  Brief Description
  



Since the first edition of Medical Terminology: A Living Language was published it has been noted for its “clean” and logical format that promotes a seemlesslearning experience.  In this revised edition, we have built upon this strength by enhancing several features making this text an ideal choice for a semester- or quarter-length course.

• Medical Terminology: A Living Language, 4/E
  Fremgen & Frucht
  © 2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 656 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131589989 | ISBN-13: 9780131589988
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Bonnie F. Fremgen, Ph.D., is a former associate dean of the Allied Health Program at Robert Morris College. She has taught medical law and ethics courses as well as clinical and administrative topics. In addition, she has served as an advisor for students' career planning. She has broad interests and experiences in the health care field, including hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians' offices.

Dr. Fremgen holds a nursing degree as well as a master's in health care administration. She received her Ph.D. from the College of Education at the University of Illinois. She has performed postdoctoral studies in Medical Law at Loyola University Law School in Chicago.

Dr. Fremgen is currently co-director of the Center for Business Ethics at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

Suzanne S. Frucht is an Assistant Professor of Physiology at Northwest Missouri State University. She received a BA in Biological Sciences in 1975 and a BS in Physical Therapy in 1977, both from Indiana University. She worked full-time as a physical therapist in various health care settings, including acute care hospitals, extended care facilities, and home health from 1977 to 1991.

Dr. Frucht received a MS degree in Biological Sciences from NWMSU in 1987. Based on her health care experience and graduate degree, she was invited to teach Medical Terminology part-time in 1988. Discovering a love for the challenge of teaching at the college level she joined the NWMSU biology faculty full-time in 1991. While continuing to work full-time on the faculty she obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry in 1999.

Today, she teaches a varied course load including Medical Terminology, Basic Physiology and Anatomy, Human Physiology, Comparative Anatomy, and Histology. To remain up-to-date in health care she continues to work as a PT on an occasional basis and takes continuing education courses to maintain her physical therapy license.

Medical Terminology An Anatomy and Physiology Systems Approach
Second Edition

A consistent, logical format combined with a true-to-life portrait of medical terminology in the health field make this text the ideal for presenting essential information in a way that will gain interest. Appropriate in all medical terminology courses, it uses full-color photographs, figures, and illustrations of actual procedures to facilitate understanding. Text exercises combined with a comprehensive technology package provide a broad spectrum of practice and review opportunities. Features include:

• A New refined and consistent organization - working in the same format, each chapter includes important subtopics including: anatomy and physiology, word building, vocabulary, pathology, procedures, diagnostic/lab tests and abbreviations.
• New end-of-chapter Chart Note Transcription Exercises - critical thinking patient scenarios that focus on utilizing medical terminology in medical reports.
• New Professional Profile Boxes - highlights of real-life career opportunities pertaining to each chapter's discussions.
• A New Special Topics Chapter -presents the medical terminology specific to healthcare industries.
• New Word Building - demonstrates how definitions can be reasoned out by translating individual word parts.
• A New Chapter on Pharmacology.
• Case Studies - scenarios complete with critical thinking questions.

For complete utilization of resources check out the NEW comprehensive technology package that accompanies this text!

• Student CD-ROM - packaged FREE with every text - Hosting a variety of interactive study aids, this cross-platform CD-ROM includes practice tests, labeling exercises, word building, spelling bee, flashcards, and an audio glossary.
• Companion Website: www.prenhall.com/fremgen - Visit this online study aid and find objectives, an audio glossary, chapter challenge, and "check your progress" exercises.
• Online Courses in BlackBoard, WebCT, and CourseCompass platforms.

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• Audiocassettes, 2/E
  Fremgen
  © 2002 | Prentice Hall | Audio | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130605212 | ISBN-13: 9780130605214
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• Instructor's Jump Kit
  Brady
  © 2009 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Estimated Availability: 01/01/2009
  ISBN-10: 0135010764 | ISBN-13: 9780135010761
  
  
  

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