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Depending on which bone(s) is/are involved, you would say a fractured humerus, radius, or ulna; referring to the upper arm bone, and the lower arm bone that rotates around the other lower arm bone respectively.
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Why is medical terminology essential for medical assisting?
Without medical terminology a medical assistant would not know what their colleagues are talking about when they give you information on a patient, they would not be able to write in a chart and would not have an overall basic understanding in medicine, this is the basis of language in medicine, that's why it is essential.
While we know that learning medical terminology will not make you a doctor what is the relationship between learning medical terminology and learning medicine can you do one without the other?
anybody can learn medical terminology, but this will by no means make you a physician. on the contrary, without medical terminology, a doctor could still become a doctor, the education would take much much longer and he would be unable to speak or understand other doctors and would render him useless in the real world
How can you use terminology in a sentence?
The boy could not understand the terminology at all so he failed the test. Another good sentence would be, she struggled with medical terminology classes.
What is a flock of seagulls called?
I believe the correct terminology to describe such a group would a, "flock".
How would you ensure that your staff and other health care professionals are proficient in medical abbreviations and terminology?
In reality, it would become readily apparent if someone in a medical setting didn't understand medical abbreviations or terminology. The reason for this is abbreviations and specific medical terms are used on such a large scale that if someone didn't understand them, they wouldn't be able to hide it very long. In a medical setting people use medical terminology and/or abbreviations every few seconds.
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning specialist?
That would be ist. As in Carfiologist or Oncologist.
How would you describe the shape of a rock that has just broken off of larger block of rock?
i would describe it as the shape of a rock been broken down into pieces
How would you describe the shape of a rock that has just broken off a larger block of rock?
i would describe it as the shape of a rock been broken down into pieces
How do you write for 24 hours in medical terminology?
Someone writing "for 24 hours" in medical abbreviations would typically write "x24h"
What is the medical term meaning both?
"Bilateral (two + sides) lower extremities" would best describe something that is generally happening to both legs, such as "bilateral edema of the lower extremities". Generally the term would be more specific as to the area of the leg.
Why should you have an understanding of anatomy while taking a medical terminology class?
Medical terminology class includes many terms with which a student of anatomy will be familiar. Learning medical terms for body parts as well as medical terms for conditions, procedures, etc. simultaneously would be much more challenging.
What is the medical term on gunshot wounds on the head?
Gunshot wound to the head. On a medical chart this would be documented as... pt c/o GSW to head (patient complains of gunshot wound to the head). There would be other terminology to describe it. Where it entered or exited and what other trauma is present...but yeah...just...gunshot wound to the head.
