Medical Terminology : Active Learning Through Case Studies (Original PDF from Publisher)

Medical Terminology : Active Learning Through Case Studies (Original PDF from Publisher)

by Arne Christensen and Joan-Beth Gow

With a seemingly unending array of words to memorize , medical terminology can be a challenging course for students .

Using a novel method, Medical Terminology : Active Learning Through Case Studies analyzes medical words in terms of typical combining forms , prefixes and suffixes to identify context specific meaning .

When students understand they have the knowledge to break down a big , complex medical phrase into simpler bits to discern its meaning, they feel empowered . The text is divided into body systems , with terminology describing ailments , procedures and anatomical aspects put together in narrative fashion for simple recollection . Although using actual instances from real patients and medical records to teach students about medical terminology is not new , having a book with such a big collection of these examples is . The purpose of the book is to give teachers a framework so that students can use their understanding of medical language while they are learning . The case studies can be included in course assessments or given as homework assignments for review and reinforcement .

They were created as classroom activities for a semester-long medical terminology course . Every new print edition comes with Navigate Advantage Access, which gives you access to a full , interactive eBook , student practice exercises , reporting tools for learning analytics and more . Features : With ten case studies per chapter and over 100 in total , arranged from Standard to Advanced in order of increasing complexity , instructors can assign cases based on the proficiency of their students . Easily consumed working text that enables learners to make their own study book by taking notes inside the book presentations using slides for instruction that include an origins slide , which explains the meaning of a term’s etymology in order to give students context and scaffold the case material .

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