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Medical Terminology & Anatomy for Coding. Edition No. 4

  • Book

  • October 2020
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5779160
  • NEW and UNIQUE! Infectious disease appendix provides the basic information coders and coding students need to be able to understand infectious diseases and to code them correctly.
  • NEW and UNIQUE! Additional CPT notes and updated ICD-10 guidelines highlight connections between terminology and codes.

Table of Contents

Unit 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology

1. Introduction to Medical Terminology

2. Body Structure and Directional Terminology

Unit 2: Body Systems

3. Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

4. Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

5. Digestive System

6. Genitourinary System

7. Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium

8. Blood, Blood-Forming Organs, and the Immune Mechanism

9. Circulatory System

10. Respiratory System

11. Nervous System

12. Mental and Behavioral Disorders

13. Eye and Adnexa

14. Ear and Mastoid Process

15. Endocrine System and Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Appendices

A: Pharmacology Basics

B: Oncology Basics

C: Infectious Disease Process Basics (NEW!)

D: Word Parts and Definitions

E: Definitions and Word Parts

F: Abbreviations

G: Normal Lab Values

H: Body Part Key

Authors

Betsy J. Shiland Former Assistant Professor, Allied Health Department, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Betsy Shiland has authored 2 very successful medical terminology texts, along with a statistics text for health information management students. She is a credentialed coder (CCS, CPC), an EMT, a cancer registrar, and a health data administrator. She taught at Central College in Philadelphia for over 20 years.