AHS130 — Medical Terminology for Patient Care Staff
AHS 130 - Medical Terminology for Patient Care Staff AHS 130 - Medical Terminology for Patient Care Staff Description: Medical terminology used in direct patient care, with special care populations and in special services. Building and analyzing terms using word parts. Body-systems approach to terms related to structure and function, pathologies, and diagnostic procedures. Spelling and pronunciation of terms, medical abbreviations and symbols. Define the meaning of basic combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes. Build medical terms from combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes. Describe anatomical positions, planes, directions, and locations. Identify structures and describe functions of each body system. Describe disease processes and disorders that affect each body system. Describe common medical procedures and treatments. Spell and pronounce medical terms. Convert medical terms from singular to plural forms. Identify common abbreviations to medical terms.