1. BR: What are some ways that healthcare workers communicate effectively?
Watch this clip & tell me what you think…..

2. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? COPY THE STATEMENTS & PLACE A CHECK MARK BESIDE THE STATEMENT YOU AGREE WITH
Only Physicians & Nurses need to know medical terminology.
There are 2 parts to a medical term, a word root & suffix.
We can use an encyclopedia when we’re not sure about how to spell or define a term.
When you read a medical term, read the suffix first.
Learning & understanding medical terms is simple, if I use the correct learning tools.
BR: 02/23/15

3. Introduction to
Medical Terminology

4. Learning Goal(s):
Be able to safely & effectively use medical terminology in order to enhance patient care

5. Medical Terminology or Med Terms is the vocabulary used the world of healthcare. There are various components of Med Terms
Abbreviations
Prefixes
Suffixes
Root Words
Acronyms

6. Abbreviations Are shortened forms of words, usually just letters.
Sometimes abbreviations may be just a letter that represents a word
Can be combined to create a order or direction
Some abbreviations are symbols

7. Examples a - before p - after c - with s - without
Some letters have a line over the letter and some do not

8. Letters of Abbreviations
abd – abdomen
bil – lateral
ck – check
ea – each
in- inch
prn – whenever necessary

9. Used as a Direction ck TPR q4h
Check Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration
every four hours
Shorten version to give a direction, saves time and easier to write

10. Symbols in Healthcare ♂ male  increase or above  number  less than
 change

11. Examples of Using Symbols in Healthcare
23 y/o ♂ - 23 year old male
Hold med if BP  90/60 – hold medication if blood pressure less than 90 over 60.

12. Three Types of Word Parts
Word Roots
Contain basic meaning of term, usually involves body part
Suffixes
Indicates procedure, condition, disorder or disease
Found at the end of a word root
Prefixes
Indicates location, time, number or status
the beginning of the term

13. Prefixes A syllable or word placed at the beginning of a word or used
Usually serves to define a root word
Example hypotension
Low pressure

14. Suffixes A syllable or word placed at the end of a word or used
Usually describes what is happening to the root word
Example: appendicitis
inflammation of the appendix

15. Root Words Can be defined as a main word or represents a word
Vowels are sometimes used to join together prefix, root word or suffix
Vowels are not used if the letter is a part of another part of the medical term
Common examples
a, e, i, ia, io, o, u

16. Examples of Using Root Words
Gastro - stomach
Cardio – heart
Ren – kidney
Quad - four

17. Combining Vowels
Needed between WORD ROOT and SUFFIX or between 2 WORD ROOTS
Makes medical term easier to pronounce
Most common combining form is O
Cardi/o
Cyan/o
Poli/o
Neur/o
Used when the suffix begins w/ a consonant

18. READING MEDICAL TERMS First separate the word
the end of the word – suffix
Define the meaning of each word part
Postnatal
Al (pertaining to)
Post (after)
Nat (birth)

19. Let’s Practice
Use your textbook to “read” the following terms, label each word part:
Tonsillitis
Tonsillectomy
Prenatal
Abdominocentesis
Hemorrhage
Myorrhexis

20. Compare Your Responses
Tonsillitis
Tonsillectomy
Prenatal
Abdominocentesis
Hemorrhage
Myorrhexis

21. Putting Med Terms Together
Pseudoappenicits – false inflammation of the appendix
Gastroentitis – inflammation of the stomach

22. Learning Med Terms Making index cards as flash cards Practice using
Creating games and using the internet games
Suggested site:
Making index cards as flash cards
Practice using
Creating games and using the internet games
Suggested site:

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