Forrest General Medical Center: Advanced medical terminology and transcription course - Softcover

Donna Stewart, Ed.D., holds the title of Professor Emeritus from The University of Southern Mississippi. Her career spanned 32 years teaching Business Technology Education, during which time she also served for 5 years as an administrator. Part of her teaching responsibilities included designing and teaching beginning and advanced medical transcription courses to court reporting majors. As part of a professional internship program offered by the university, she worked part time in three medical offices; as a result, she later contracted with a large hospital in Hattiesburg, MS, to train medical transcriptionists. Dr. Stewart is a member of the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI). She serves with the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools as team chair for institutional visits. She resides in Hattiesburg, MS, where she enjoys spending time with her two grandchildren.

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER 2 GENERAL SURGERY. CHAPTER 3 CARDIOLOGY. CHAPTER 4OBSTETRICS. GYNECOLOGY. CHAPTER 5 DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING. INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. CHAPTER 6 RESPIRATORY. PULMONARY MEDICINE. CHAPTER 7 PATHOLOGY. CHAPTER 8 ORTHOPEDICS. CHAPTER 9 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. CHAPTER 10 GASTROENTEROLOGY. CHAPTER 11 UROLOGY. NEPHROLOGY. CHAPTER 12 NEUROLOGY. NEUROSURGERY. CHAPTER 13 ONCOLOGY. CHAPTER 14 PSYCHIATRY. CHAPTER 15 OPHTHALMOLOGY. CHAPTER 16 PLASTIC SURGERY. CHAPTER 17 HEMATOLOGY. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. CHAPTER 18 PEDIATRICS. NEONATOLOGY. CHAPTER 19 DENTISTRY. ORAL SURGERY. CHAPTER 20 CRITICAL-THINKING. DECISION-MAKING ACTIVITIES : INTRODUCTION. SECTION I: TRANSCRIPTION EXERCISES ON AUDIOTAPE. SECTION II: REALISTIC ON-THE-JOB DILEMMAS. SECTION III: PROOFREADING EXERCISES. APPENDIX CONTENTS: FREQUENTLY USED DRUGS. MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS. LABORATORY TESTS. TYPES OF SUTURES AND SUTURE MATERIALS. ANESTHETIC AGENTS. TYPES OF DRESSINGS. TYPES OF INCISIONS. OPERATIVE POSITIONS. MEDICAL PREFIXES AND MEANINGS. MEDICAL SUFFICES AND MEANINGS. MEDICAL COMBINING FORMS AND MEANINGS