MDST 1050 - Clinical Terminology II

4.5 Credits

This course expands on basic clinical terminology by studying the medical terminology that relates to each system of the body, medical and surgical procedures, and lab reports. It instructs students in proper charting techniques, discharge summaries, and transcription of medical reports and administrative correspondence.

Prerequisites: (3) MDST 1020 and MDST 1030 and MDST 1040

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Name and locate the major organs and accessory organs, and use the correct medical terminology to describe the organs, the systems and their functioning.
Correctly spell, pronounce, and apply, in proper context, common medical terminology used to describe, understand and explain the body systems.
Identify, understand and explain diseases, and conditions and how they affect the organ systems of the body and the body as a whole system and how it works together.
Define, use and pronounce medical terminology as it relates to all of the human body.
Identify the medical terminology terms, and abbreviations, and how they are used to describe procedures, tests and treatments.
Using correct medical terminology, explain how hormones affect the body systems.
Understand and properly use the combining forms and related terminology for the organs of the body.
Understand and have a working knowledge of the laboratory procedures, tests and exams relating to all the body systems.
Use the proper medical terminology of the used in medical reports and letters. Understand and perform the transcription of, and retrieval and interpretation of transcribed reports, communications and various medical reports properly.
Apply critical thinking and problem solving skills to case studies.

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