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This article uncovers the myths and truths about telemedicine that will bring out your best health advocacy skills possible.
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Have you ever stared at the moving mouth of a healthcare professional and realized you had no idea what they were talking about? You’ve just been delivered some serious information in the treatment room, and you have no idea how to tackle a tough condition that you’ve just been diagnosed with. Even though you’re clinging to every word, the instructions are going by too fast, and the weight of the information handed to you has left you a bit overwhelmed. Most of us have been in this situation at some point and can relate.
The question is, how do we prevent this common predicament from happening in the first place?
In this article, we’ll learn how identifying medical terminology is the starting point to combating a major communication gap and how we can apply it in our medical discussions. Afterward, we will offer a short medical terminology quizlet to help you gage your ability to identify medically inspired terms and commit them to memory.
Typically, medical terminology education is often demonstrated on a higher-level and geared toward teaching medical students. This article simplified medical terminology for patients to learn how to navigate through their healthcare clinic more efficiently and ultimately become a better patient. Realizing that patients have a lot to gain by being able to learn medical terminology and a lot to lose by not being able to. Taking the medical terminology quizlet is your first step to learning the basics of health terms will help you become more self-reliant in your care and an expert health advocate.
By studying this medical terminology introduction, you’ll develop a fluency in the specialized language of medicine and join medical jargon and abbreviations into your health communication capabilities. You’ll better understand the origin and the importance of placements and application of words and gain confidence in communicating in a field where the difference between the right word and wrong word can change a life.
Benefits for patients communicating their medical terminology knowledge with professionals:
Benefits for professionals knowing that their patients understand medical terminology:
Medical terminology refers to a list of universal words and terms used to precisely describe the human body and the processes within it. This includes anatomical structure, processes, conditions, treatments, as well as procedures performed.
At first, these terms appear cryptic and complicated, but there’s a handy shortcut. Most medical terminology has a fixed word structure that makes it easier to parse once you grasp it. This fixed structure is made up of a prefix, a root, and a suffix.
Good to know: Many prefixes, roots, and suffixes are derived from their Greek or Latin analogs.
Whether your next opportunity is to apply medical terminology during your office visit or on the phone with your insurance company, make sure that you have your documents in order and ready to be looked over by your health professional.
If you are questioning medical terminology in an office visit:
If you are questioning a document:
· Even though prefixes, roots, and suffixes will be in the same placement location, not all will be included in medical terms.
· Though the suffix appears at the end of the term, it often comes first in the definition. For example, appendicitis means
inflammation (-itis) of the appendix. Therefore, it is sometimes helpful to read unfamiliar medical terms from right to left.
· Sometimes, these root words can be combined when referencing more than one part of the body. For example, gastroenteritis refers to a condition of both the stomach and intestines.
Please visit Patient Better’s glossary to further self-management learning.
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