Medical Terminology For Everyone

A Beginners Guide to Becoming You're Own Health Advocate

What you'll learn
Learn commonly used prefixes, roots, and suffixes in medical terminology
Breakdown complex medical terms into easily understood word parts
Identify the main parts of a medical note or record
Interpret the overall meaning of a medical note
Identify and define commonly used abbreviations in the medical field
Requirements
No medical experience needed! This is an introductory course to help EVERYONE have better conversations with their doctors and be more informed about health..
Description
If you've ever felt confused when speaking with a medical practitioner or overwhelmed after reading your own medical record, you are not alone. Communication with medical practitioners is not easy (despite the best of intentions), mainly because medical terminology has its own language. This course is designed to help you make sense of this language so that you can ask your medical care provider better questions, do your own research, and be informed about your own health.The course uses simple methods to help you translate complex medical terms into familiar word parts.Is there a “best” way to new learn a new language?Science has teased out effective approaches to learning a new language. In general, most of us need to hear new words and practice using the words in several different ways. This course covers both. You will have access to a website that contains user-friendly tables, along with varied interactive activities (crosswords, case studies, matching, fill-in-the-blank, and multiple choice questions) to strengthen your medical terminology muscle. All answers are provided, so you can monitor your progress. This course also includes several instructional videos so that you can hear the new terms used with proper context.You do not need to have any background in the health sciences, pathology, or physiology to take this course. In fact, the main reason for developing this course is to make this distinct language accessible to everyone and anyone that has an interest in learning more about their own health. After completing this course, you will not be fluent in the language, but you will be able to recognize some of the more commonly used medical terms and understand the way a medical document is structured.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Chapter 1: The Beginning

Section 3: Chapter 2: Word Parts

Lecture 2 Eponyms, Acronyms, the Combining Vowel Rule, and Why we Use Word Part Analysis

Section 4: Chapter 3: Prefixes

Lecture 3 Commonly Used Prefixes: Part I. Problems, Direction, and Time

Lecture 4 Essential Prefixes Part II Numerical, size, and colors

Section 5: Chapter 4: Roots

Lecture 5 Essential Roots

Section 6: Chapter 5: Suffixes

Lecture 6 Essential Suffixes

Section 7: Chapter 6: Medical Records

Lecture 7 What are Medical Records?

Lecture 8 Objective and Subjective Medical Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms

Lecture 9 Assessment and Plan Medical Terms

Anyone interested taking ownership of their own health by learning medical terminology.