Medical Terminology Certificate online Accreditation

Objectives:

• Explain the uses and effects of drugs on the body.
• Distinguish among generic drug names, official drug names, trade names, and chemical names.
• Identify and spell word elements, names of diagnostic procedures, diagnoses, treatment procedures, and abbreviations related to the integumentary and musculoskeletal systems.

• Identify terms commonly used on operative reports, and discuss their meanings.
• Identify and spell word elements, names of diagnostic procedures, diagnoses, treatment procedures, and abbreviations related to cardiovascular system and the blood and lymph systems.

• Discuss the field of oncology and potential careers in the oncology field.
• Identify diagnostic procedures related to radiology and nuclear medicine.

Objective:

• Identify and spell word elements, names of diagnostic procedures, diagnoses, treatment procedures, and abbreviations related to the digestive and urinary systems, as well as terms related to the psychology and psychiatry fields.

• Identify and spell word elements, names of diagnostic procedures, diagnoses, treatment procedures, and abbreviations related to the reproductive and endocrine systems.

• Identify and spell word elements, names of diagnostic procedures, diagnoses, treatment procedures, and abbreviations related to the nervous system, the eyes, and the ears.

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