MR270 Unit 5

1. MR270 Unit 5 Multi-Specialty Review

2. Week 5 Reading • BOS: Chapter 21, pgs. 423-433 • Review all previous chapters covered this term! • Review all online resources!

3. Are you ready for some serious review?!

4. Review… • Zenker's diverticulum, also pharyngoesophageal diverticulum • This is a diverticulumof the mucosa of the pharynx just above the cricopharyngeal muscle (i.e. above the upper sphincter of the esophagus).

5. Review… • pH: potential of Hydrogen. The p is always lower case and the H is always capitalized. • Trifurcation: the act of branching out or dividing into branches • Prosthetic vs. prostatic • Prosthetic: an artificial extension that replaces a missing body part. • Prostatic: of or relating to the prostate.

6. Review… • Seldinger technique is a medical procedureto obtain safe access to blood vessels and other hollow organs.

7. Measurements! • Abbreviate measurements! • http://www.cphtblog.com/2011/05/21/medical-terminology-sig-codes-abbreviations-measurement/ • It takes more energy to type out “milliliter” rather than “mL”. Spare your energy! And save keystrokes, too! • Abbreviating makes it simpler for the doctor to read. Measurements and numbers stand off the page for them, making them generally easier to read. • Just because you abbreviate doesn’t mean that you can get sloppy! Make sure your numbers and measurements are accurate – ALWAYS! • BlackBerry app: http://download.cnet.com/Medical-Abbreviations-and-Terminology-Quick-Study-Guide/3000-2129_4-10927489.html

8. QUIZ! Test your knowledge Abbreviations • http://quizlet.com/5619653/test/ • There are 20 questions. 5 are written, 5 are matching, 5 are T/F, and 5 are multiple choice. • Good luck! • I’ll post a poll to get your results.

9. Numbers… • Numbers • http://www.dailywritingtips.com/10-rules-for-writing-numbers-and-numerals/ • As a general rule of thumb, write out numbers 0-10 as words (zero through ten). For numbers greater than 11, write them as numbers, not words. • This also helps the numbers stand off the page for the doctors. They need all the help they can get!  • For numbers like 1st, 3rd,, etc., be sure to write them as numerals like this. Don’t write ‘first’, ‘third’, etc.

10. When to combine medical terms? Think you know it all? Let’s find out! • Roots, suffixes, and prefixes • http://www.medword.com/combos.html QUIZ! • 10 questions. Good luck! • http://www.quibblo.com/quiz/860nw13/Medical-Terminology-Combining-Forms-Suffixes-and-Prefixes

11. Helpful resources… • Combining word parts • http://www.emcp.com/college_resource_centers/resourcelist.php?GroupID=103 • http://www.ssgfx.com/CP2020/medtech/glossary/pathology.htm(Pathologyglossary) • http://www.medicaltranscription.com/gastroenterology-words.html(GE terms)

12. Terms for Week 5! • Xeroform • hyperalimentation • Apresoline • Staphylococcus epidermidis • Pitressin • Sengstaken-Blakemore • cryoprecipitate • transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) • karyorrhecticpolymorphonuclear leukocytes

13. Anotherresource! http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/projects/pathterm2/glossary/glossary.htm • This is comprehensive glossary for pathological terms. Some terms have audio links with them, allowing you to hear how they are pronounced! • Pick any letter of the alphabet, select two terms on the list with which you are unfamiliar. Read the definitions and use the audio function!

14. Need more help? • http://www.angelfire.com/mt2/shandasmthelp/ • http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/?centre=gas • http://www4.caes.hku.hk/mt/ • http://medicaltranscriptionhelpdesk.com/

15. Adieu, Adieu,to you, and you, and you! • Have a great week! • Don’t forget that the Week 6 seminar will happen on Wednesday, 2/8 at 10:00 p.m. EST! If you can’t attend, complete the alternative Option #2 assignment.