Unit 2 SeminarMedical TerminologySeminar 2

Denise Rodriguez, RN,MSN

Agenda

1. Seminar Discussion1. Seminar Discussion

2. Review Chapters 2 & 32. Review Chapters 2 & 3

3. Unit 3 Project Directions3. Unit 3 Project Directions

4. Questions4. Questions

Unit 2 Seminar Grading

To make an A come prepared… Frequent interactions on concepts

being discussed by students and instructor

Posts are on topic and contribute to the quality of the seminar

Arrive on time and stays the entire seminar

Unit 2 ReviewReview of Chapters 2 and 3

What do you think???

• What problems may occur in the use of abbreviations in medical communications?

Abbreviations

Ca carcinomachemo chemotherapyDx diagnosismets metastasisPx prognosisRBC red blood cellXRT radiation therapyWBC white blood cell

Chapter 2 Review

Organization of the Body Atoms to Cells Cells to Tissues Tissues to Organs Organs to Body Systems Body Systems to Human

Body Cavities Cranial Dorsal Cavity Spinal Ventral Cavity Thoracic or chest Abdominal Pelvic Abdominopelvic

Combining Forms of Body Structure

Cancer/o, carcin/o cancerEti/o cause of diseaseOnc/o tumor, massPath/o diseaseSomat/o body

Combining Forms that Describe Color

erythr/o red cyan/o blue leuk/o white melan/o black xanth/o yellow chlor/o green chrom/o color

Prefixes

dia- through, complete dys- painful, abnormal, difficult hyper- above, excessive hypo- below, incomplete,

deficient meta- after, beyond, change neo- new pro- before

Suffixes

-al, -ic, -ous pertaining to

-cyte cell-genic producing, originating, causing-logist person who specializes-logy the study of-oma tumor, swelling-pathy disease-sis state of-stasis control, stop, standing

Plural Endings

Singular Plural-a -ae

-ax -aces-is -es-ix -ices-ma -mata-on -a-sis -ses-um -a-us -i -nx -nges-y -ies

To Summarize Chapter 3

• Anatomic position • Directional terms• Anatomic planes• Abdominopelvic regions

Combining Forms of Body Structure

aden/o gland cyt/o cell epitheli/o epithelium fibr/o fiber lip/o fat my/o muscle neur/o nerve viscer/o internal organs

Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes bi- = two uni- = one

Suffixes -ad = toward -ior = pertaining to

Abbreviationsant anteriorAP anteroposteriorinf inferiorlat lateralLLQ left lower quadrantLUQ left upper quadrantmed medialPA posteroanteriorRLQ right lower quadrantRUQ right upper quadrantsup superior

True or False?

A combining vowel is attached at the beginning of a medical term

False

A combing vowel attaches a word root with another word root or suffix and is usually an O

True or False?

A suffix is attached at the end of a word root

True

A suffix is attached at the end of a word root

True or False?

A combining form is a word root with a combing vowel attached

True

A combining form is a word root with a combing vowel attached

True or False?

The word root is not the core of the medical term but found throughout the medical term

False

The word root is the core of the medical term

After Seminar

Unit 3 Project You need to research APA writing style

Use Kaplan APA 101 document found in the DocSharing

Example in Doc Sharing Use the Kaplan writing center

Questions Keep up the good work!

Unit 3 Project

Unit 3 ProjectFor this project, you will find a medical scenario to translate into layman’s terms when defining the

conditions and treatments. In the second part of this project, you will find a minimum of 15 medical terms and split them into word roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Define each term.

Part 1: Translate the medical scenario as you would to a patient.Part 2: Pick out the medical terms within this scenario and use the provided columns (in the project template) to split them into word roots, prefixes & suffixes, singular and plural endings. Additionally, use the last column to define each term.

Submitting Your Project Put your project in a Word 97-2003 document. Save it in a location and with the proper naming convention: username-HS111-section-unit3 project.doc (username is your Kaplan username, section is your course section). When you are ready to submit it, go to the dropbox and complete the steps below:

Click the link that says "Submit an Assignment". In the "Submit to Basket" menu, select Unit 3: Project In the "Comments" field, make sure to add at least the title of your paper. Click the "Add Attachments" button. Follow the steps listed to attach your Word document. To view your graded work, come back to the Dropbox or go to the Gradebook after

your instructor has evaluated it. Make sure that you save a copy of your submitted project.

Unit 3 Project (Cont.)

In this project you will find a medical report for Ima Goodbar. This operative report covers Ima’s Case Study, Preoperative Dx, Procedure, Microscopic Examination, and Postprocedural Dx. You are asked to read the report and translate this report into Layman’s terms. This should be limited to 1-2 paragraphs but with complete sentences. Then you will choose 15 medical terms found in the medical report and place them into the Medical Term Chart. Please take a look at the chart below for an example.

You will also notice this Project is APA formatted with a title page, Body (Assignment), and Reference Page. You will need to provide the correct APA citations on the Reference Page most likely you will be using your textbook and dictionary. As an example, here is the proper reference citation for your textbook: You cite the dictionary.

Brooks, M. L. (2009). Exploring medical language: A student-directed approach. (7th

ed.). St. Louis, MO. Mosby, Elsevier.Directions: For this project, you will find a medical scenario to translate into layman’s terms by defining the conditions and treatments. In the second part you will find a minimum of 15 medical terms and split them into word roots, prefixes & suffixes. Define each term.

Part 1: Translate the medical scenario as you would to a patient. Part 2: Pick out the medical terms within this report and use the chart below using the

three columns to split them into word roots, prefixes & suffixes, singular and plural endings and define each term.

Unit 3 Project (Cont.) Medical Term Chart:

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Plural/Singular Form

Definition of Term

1. Card/i/ology Cardiology (s)Cardiologies (p)

The study of the heart

2. micro/scop/ic Microscopic (s) Smaller than the eye can see

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