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Medical Terminology Demystified covers all the basic terms of disease and injury, abnormal anatomy and physiology, surgical techniques, drugs, and other therapies--in the context of real, practical health issues. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam.

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• Preface(p. xix)
• Acknowledgments(p. xxi)
• Part 1 The Foundations of Medical Terminology(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 The Basic Ideas, or "Hey! It's Just Greek (or Latin) to Me!"(p. 3)
• Background and History(p. 4)
• Early Medical Laws: The Code of Hammurabi(p. 6)
• Healing, Not Hurting: Enter the Ancient Greeks and Asclepius(p. 7)
• The Greek Foundation of Modern Medicine: Hippocrates(p. 9)
• Physiology and Galen(p. 10)
• Vesalius: The Founder of Modern Anatomy(p. 12)
• Diseases, Injuries, and Therapies(p. 14)
• "So, Just Where Do We Put Our 'Memory Pills'?"(p. 15)
• Medical Terms and Word Parts(p. 17)
• Word Dissection or Analysis(p. 19)
• Word Translation(p. 19)
• Word Building or Synthesis(p. 19)
• Summary of Word Parts(p. 20)
• The Magic of the Combining Vowel: "A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down!"(p. 20)
• Quiz(p. 22)
• Memory Pillboxes for Chapter 1(p. 24)
• Chapter 2 Terms of Anatomy, Anesthesia, and Surgery(p. 27)
• Background and History(p. 28)
• Trephination: One of the Earliest Forms of Surgery Was "Hole-istic Medicine"!(p. 28)
• John Hunter: The Father of Scientific Surgery Had Night Visits from Grave Robbers!(p. 32)
• William Morton: Anesthesia Gets "Real"(p. 33)
• Quiz(p. 36)
• Memory Pillboxes for Chapter 2(p. 38)
• Answers for Chapter 2 Summary Tables(p. 42)
• Chapter 3 Terms of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases(p. 44)
• Background and History(p. 45)
• Development of the Microscope: The Tiny Becomes Visible(p. 46)
• Pathogenic Macroscopic (Gross) Organisms(p. 53)
• Pathogenic Fungi: They're Not All Just Mushrooms!(p. 54)
• Summary Overview of Infectious Diseases(p. 55)
• Medical Case History: Histoplasmosis-It's from the Birds!(p. 56)
• Quiz(p. 58)
• Memory Pillboxes for Chapter 3(p. 59)
• Answers for Chapter 3 Summary Tables(p. 63)
• Answers to Probe of Case History(p. 63)
• Chapter 4 Terms of Therapy: Feeling Better!(p. 64)
• Background and History(p. 64)
• Caring Hands of Nurses Bring Therapy(p. 65)
• Some Major Types of Therapy(p. 66)
• The Special World of Chemotherapy(p. 68)
• Medical Case History: Drug Addiction and Severe Accidental Overdose(p. 74)
• Quiz(p. 76)
• Memory Pillboxes for Chapter 4(p. 78)
• Answers for Chapter 4 Summary Tables(p. 82)
• Answers to Probe of Case History(p. 83)
• Test: Part 1(p. 84)
• Part 2 Cells and Body Defense(p. 89)
• Chapter 5 Terms of Diagnosis, Immunity, and the Lymphatic System(p. 91)
• Background and History(p. 91)
• An Overview of Immunity(p. 92)
• The World of Diagnosis: Taking Stock When Immunity Fails(p. 98)
• Important Tools and Techniques Used for Making Diagnoses(p. 100)
• The Ultimate Challenge: Finding the "Cause"(p. 105)
• Medical Case History: Suddenly Stricken with Tonsillitis(p. 107)
• Quiz(p. 109)
• Memory Pillboxes for Chapter 5(p. 112)
• Answers for Chapter 5 Summary Tables(p. 116)
• Answers to Probe of Case History(p. 117)
• Chapter 6 Terms Related to Disorders of the Cells and Body Tissues(p. 118)
• Background and History(p. 119)
• The Two Size-Worlds of Anatomy(p. 119)
• Biological Order and Clinical Health(p. 123)
• Normal A&P of the Human Cell(p. 126)
• Normal A&P of the Body Tissues(p. 130)
• Biological Disorder and Morbidity(p. 136)
• Cellular Pathology and Tissue Necrosis(p. 138)
• Medical Case History: Terminal Lung Cancer in a Chronic Smoker-A Bad Dream of Hyperplasia(p. 141)
• Quiz(p. 143)
• Memory Pillboxes for Chapter 6(p. 144)
• Answers for Chapter 6 Summary Tables(p. 149)
• Answers to Probe of Case History(p. 150)
• Test: Part 2(p. 151)
• Part 3 Bones and Muscles(p. 157)
• Chapter 7 Terms of Skeletal and Muscular Disorders, or "There's Too Much Trouble in This Joint!"(p. 159)
• Background and History(p. 160)
• The Skeletal System and Its Organs(p. 162)
• Disorders of Bones and Joints(p. 167)
• The Muscular System and Its Organs(p. 173)
• Disorders of Skeletal Muscles(p. 178)
• Medical Case History: Arthroscopy of the Knee Joint in an Injured Runner(p. 181)
• Quiz(p. 185)
• Memory Pillboxes for Chapter 7(p. 186)
• Answers for Chapter 7 Summary Tables(p. 191)
• Answers to Probe of Case History(p. 191)
• Test: Part 3(p. 192)
• Part 4 Moving Our Blood and Air(p. 197)
• Chapter 8 Terms Related to Disorders of the Heart and Blood Vessles(p. 199)
• Background and History(p. 200)
• General Components of the Vascular Network(p. 201)
• The One-Way Circulation: Valves Tell the Story(p. 202)
• Ligation for Control of Blood Loss(p. 206)
• Important Parameters of Cardiovascular Function(p. 210)
• Aspects of the Blood Pressure(p. 211)
• The Coronary Arteries and "Heart Attacks"(p. 217)
• Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)(p. 219)
• The Blood and its Disorders(p. 222)
• The Hematocrit and Erythrocytes (RBCs)(p. 223)
• The Buffy Coat(p. 225)
• The Blood Plasma and Serum(p. 225)
• Medical Case History: A Stubborn Dad Suffers Repeated "Small Heart Attacks"(p. 227)
• Quiz(p. 228)
• Memory Pillboxes for Chapter 8(p. 229)
• Answers for Chapter 8 Summary Tables(p. 234)
• Answers to Probe of Case History(p. 235)
• Chapter 9 Terms Related to Disorders of the Respiratory System(p. 236)
• Background and History(p. 237)
• An Overview of the Respiratory System(p. 237)
• The Upper Respiratory Tract(p. 237)
• Some Disorders of the Upper Respiratory Tract(p. 239)
• What Comes After the Trachea? The Lower Respiratory Tract!(p. 240)
• Normal versus Abnormal Types of Pulmonary Ventilation(p. 242)
• Gas and the Guillotine: The Saga of Antoine Lavoisier(p. 248)
• Medical Case History: An Emergency Tracheotomy to Treat Airway Obstruction(p. 249)
• Quiz(p. 252)
• Memory Pillboxes for Chapter 9(p. 253)
• Answers for Chapter 9 Summary Tables(p. 259)
• Answers to Probe of Case History(p. 259)
• Test: Part 4(p. 260)
• Part 5 Our Body Senses(p. 265)
• Chapter 10 Terms Related to Disorders of the Glands and Skin(p. 267)
• Background and History(p. 268)
• Overview of the Integumentary System (Skin)(p. 268)
• The Skin and Its Disorders(p. 268)
• Glands and Hormones(p. 273)
• Medical Case History: Diabetes Mellitus and Insulin Shock(p. 280)
• Quiz(p. 284)
• Memory Pillboxes for Chapter 10(p. 286)
• Answers for Chapter 10 Summary Tables(p. 290)
• Answers to Probe of Case History(p. 291)
• Chapter 11 Terms Related to Disorders of the Nervous System and Special Senses(p. 292)
• Background and History(p. 293)
• The Brain and Its Organic Problems(p. 294)
• Some Neuroses and Psychoses(p. 299)
• Philippe Pinel Unchains the Insane(p. 301)
• Spinal Cord Disorders(p. 303)
• Some Disorders of Vision and Hearing(p. 304)
• Medical Case History: Cerebrovascular Accident and Aphasia(p. 310)
• Quiz(p. 313)
• Memory Pillboxes for Chapter 11(p. 314)
• Answers for Chapter 11 Summary Tables(p. 320)
• Answers to Probe of Case History(p. 320)
• Test: Part 5(p. 321)
• Part 6 Welcome to Life in the Land "Down Under"!(p. 327)
• Chapter 12 Terms Related to Disorders of the Digestive Tract(p. 329)
• Background and History(p. 329)
• The Five Major Functions of the Digestive Tract(p. 330)
• Major Organs of the Digestive Tract(p. 331)
• Summary of Digestive Tract Anatomy(p. 334)
• A Detailed Look at the Stomach(p. 334)
• Digestive Upsets as Disturbances in Body Acid-Base Balance(p. 338)
• Medical Case History: An Attack of Acute Appendicitis(p. 342)
• Quiz(p. 347)
• Memory Pillboxes for Chapter 12(p. 358)
• Answers for Chapter 12 Summary Tables(p. 354)
• Answers to Probe of Case History(p. 355)
• Chapter 13 Terms Related to Pregnancy and Urogenital Disorders(p. 356)
• Background and History(p. 356)
• Our Urinary System: The Critical Kidney Connection(p. 357)
• Urine Formation(p. 358)
• The Urinary Pathway(p. 362)
• Some Urinary Disorders(p. 364)
• The Genital (Reproductive) System(p. 367)
• Some Male Reproductive Disorders(p. 370)
• Ova and Their Pathway to Pregnancy(p. 371)
• Pregnancy versus Birth(p. 375)
• Some Disorders of Pregnancy and Birth(p. 376)
• Medical Case History: Modern-Day Toxemia of Pregnancy(p. 379)
• A Final Farewell(p. 381)
• Quiz(p. 382)
• Memory Pillboxes for Chapter 13(p. 384)
• Answers for Chapter 13 Summary Tables(p. 390)
• Answers to Probe of Case History(p. 391)
• Test: Part 6(p. 392)
• Final Exam(p. 397)
• Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions(p. 415)
• Index(p. 421)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Dale Layman, Ph.D., Grand Ph.D. in Medicine, is Professor of Biology and Human Anatomy and Physiology at Joliet Junior College. He is the author of McGraw-Hill's Biology Demystified, Anatomy Demystified, and Physiology Demystified. He is the first Grand Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine in the United States and has received numerous other international honors and awards for his writing and creative thinking.