CRC 195 - Realtime Medical Terminology

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

This course provides a broad survey of the language of medicine and health technologies. Students learn to accurately spell and define medical terms related to body systems and functions, psychological and physical diseases, diagnostic procedures, laboratory tests, abbreviations, drugs, and treatment modalities. Emphasis is placed on forming, defining, and pronouncing medical terms as well as demonstrating ability to research medical information.
Competencies

Analyze word parts to define terms used in medical language.
1. Describe word roots and combining forms.
2. Label prefixes.
3. Identify suffixes.
Classify medical terms.
1. Describe terms relating to positions, directions, and planes of the body.
2. Name terms that apply to the structural organization of the body.
3. List common psychological and psychiatric terms.
Demonstrate understanding and application of medical terms.
1. Identify body systems and functions.
2. Relate medical terms to the structure and function of the human body.
Distinguish characteristics of physical and psychological body systems, functions, and diseases.
1. Describe for each body system the disease processes and symptoms that affect their organs, including psychological diseases.
2. Explain laboratory tests, clinical procedures, and abbreviations common to each body system, including psychological systems.
3. Identify major pathological conditions affecting each body system.
4. Name and locate the major organs and body cavities in body systems.
5. Describe the function of major organs and body cavities.
Create a vocabulary of medical terms, including commonly used abbreviations, drug names, diseases, pathological conditions, clinical procedures, laboratory tests, and treatment modalities.
1. Spell medical terms (including appropriate capitalization).
2. Form the plurals of the medical terms.
3. Pronounce medical terms.
Apply knowledge of drug terms correctly.
1. Recognize common drugs used in the clinical setting.
2. Spell drug terms correctly.
Compare and contrast different medical dictionaries and references.
1. Utilize medical reference materials for research purposes, including anatomy references, prescription and nonprescription reference books, and medical dictionaries.
2. Utilize online medical reference materials.
3. Locate medical terms.
4. Apply the correct medical term.
5. Recognize frequently used medical abbreviations.

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