Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professions
The text offers comprehensive coverage of medical terminology for healthcare professions, presenting terms with appropriate depth and clarity. Each chapter opens with a list of word parts (prefixes, combining forms, and suffixes) related to the topic. Medical terms are prominently displayed in bold green font throughout the chapters, and a useful glossary is provided in the book, aiding students in quickly locating relevant vocabulary. Furthermore, at the end of each body system chapter, a vocabulary list is included, featuring terms associated with that specific system.
The content is accurate, error-free, unbiased, and reflects the latest developments in the field; thus, providing students with reliable information essential for their understanding of medical terminology.
The content is current, ensuring students learn terminology that reflects existing practices. The authors provide a balance between current information and the established principles of medical terminology, ensuring the text remains relevant without quickly becoming obsolete. Its structured format allows for easy updates as medical terminology evolves.
Written in clear and accessible prose, the text provides explanations and context for technical terms, making it suitable for students at all proficiency levels and enhancing overall clarity.
Consistency is maintained throughout the text in both terminology and framework; thus, contributing to its reliability and lucidity. This is conducive to improving students’ comprehension and retention of the medical terms.
The modularity of the text facilitates flexible teaching approaches. The text is organized into eighteen chapters that can be further divided into reduced sections, allowing instructors to assign smaller reading sections without disrupting the flow of the material.
The topics in the text are presented in a logical, clear fashion guiding students through progressively more complex concepts in a clear and discerning manner. As students advance through each body system, they learn the corresponding medical terms, the word parts that form these terms, and the relevant abbreviations specific to each system.
The interface of the textbook is user-friendly, free of significant navigation issues or display problems that could hinder the learning experience. There is a clear presentation of images and charts which enhances the learning experience. Each chapter integrates interactive content such as videos, flashcards, drag-and-drop exercises, and self-tests that are exclusive to the online format. Hyperlinks to the interactive content are provided to users of PDF or EPUB versions of the text. This content was accessible to a diverse range of learners, with closed captioning provided for the videos, and no errors were detected in the captions. Additionally, image descriptions were included for each picture. A minor concern is that certain flashcards lacked the text-to-speech feature.
No grammatical errors were found. The text is grammatically sound and written at a level appropriate for the students, ensuring readability.
The material is free from inappropriate or offensive content.
Overall, the authors created a comprehensive textbook that provides a thorough understanding of medical terminology relating to body systems and pathology, diagnostics, and medical procedures. It would be wonderful if PowerPoints, test banks, and assignments as learning exercises that require students to break down the terms into word parts were included in each chapter. However, I found reading the text and engaging with the interactive activities enjoyable. Reviewing this material has been valuable, as it has piqued my interest in potentially using it for my medical terminology class in the near future.