Communication And Terminology Flashcards
Rules about listening
Show interest Maintain eye contact Don't interrupt Pay attention Don't think ahead for response Consider others point of vie Ask if you don't understand
Rules about feedback
Receiver response to the message
Sender can evaluate the message if it was understood
Message must be clear and concise
Listening is key
Nonverbal clues
Volume and tone
Facial expressions
Body language
Gestures
@
At
Ad lib
As desired
ASAP
Soon as possible
C/o
Complains of
d
Day
Dx
Diagnosis
H
Hour
MD
Medical doctor
prn
As needed
g
Every
pt
Patient
Stat
ImMediately
TLC
Tender loving care
Word roots
Foundation of medical terms involved body part
Encephal
Brain
Cardi
Heart
Pneum
Lung
Angio
Vessel
Arth
Joint
Col/colon
!Large intestine
Cran
Skull
Derm/dermat
Skin
Gastr
Stomach
Hepat
Liver
My
Muscle
Neur
Nerve
Oste
Bone
Rhino
Nose
Trache
Trachea
Suffix
At the end of a word meaning the procedure condition disorder or nature of the disease
Ectomy
Surgical removal
Osis
Abnormal condition
Oma
Tumor
Algia
Pain
Gram
Record of
ia
Condition
ic
Pertaining to
Itis
Inflammation
Ologist
Specialist
Ology
Study of
Ostomy
Artificial opening into
Otomy
Incision
Plasty
Surgical repair
Scopy
visual exam
Spasm
Involuntary contraction
Prefixes
The beginning of a word show location time number or status
Post
After
Peri
Around
Tri
Three
Brady
Slow
Hyper
Excessive/above
Hypo
Less below
Tachy
Fast
Combining vowels
Between the word route and the suffix , and when suffix is a consonant then use o ,the beginning of the suffix begins with a vowel, it is not used
Spleno melagy
Enlarged spleen
Hemangioma
Blood vessel tumor
Bradypnea
Slow breathing
Hypoglycemia
Not enuf sugar