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Workbook for Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions. Edition No. 8

  • Book

  • October 2024
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5994630
Reinforce your understanding of disease processes with this practical workbook! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in the Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions, 8th Edition textbook, this workbook provides hands-on review and practice with anatomy labeling activities, review questions, vocabulary exercises, scenarios for patient screening and teaching, and more. This complete review will prepare you for success on classroom and certification exams, and help you apply your knowledge to the clinical setting.
  • NEW! Updated content in the workbook reflects the updates to the Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions, 8th Edition textbook.
  • Correlation with CAAHEP Medical Assisting educational competencies aligns the workbook to the newly revised accreditation standards.
  • Review questions include multiple:choice questions to help you prepare for classroom and certification exams, and short-answer and fill-in-the-blank questions to test your comprehension and foster critical thinking.
  • Labeling exercises reinforce your knowledge of anatomical structures and disease processes.
  • Patient Screening exercises provide practice with responding to telephone calls to the medical office.
  • Patient Teaching exercises help you develop skills in patient education and instruction.
  • Exercises with word definitions and glossary terms provide a review of medical terminology and strengthen your vocabulary.

Table of Contents

1 Mechanisms of Disease, Diagnosis, and Treatment
2 Developmental, Congenital, and Childhood Diseases and Disorders
3 Immunologic Diseases and Conditions
4 Diseases and Conditions of the Endocrine System
5 Diseases and Disorders of the Eye and Ear
6 Diseases and Conditions of the Integumentary System
7 Diseases and Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System
8 Diseases and Conditions of the Digestive System
9 Diseases and Conditions of the Respiratory System
10 Diseases and Conditions of the Circulatory System
11 Diseases and Conditions of the Urinary System
12 Diseases and Conditions of the Reproductive System
13 Neurologic Diseases and Conditions
14 Mental Disorders
15 Disorders and Conditions Resulting From Trauma

Authors

Tracie Fuqua Former Program Director and Instructor, Medical Assisting Program Chair, Wallace State Community College, Hanceville, Alabama. Tracie Fuqua is the program director and instructor in Medical Assisting at Wallace State Community College in Alabama. She has been in education for more than two decades and is passionate about teaching students to provide quality patient care. Tracie is active in local, state, and national organizations, including the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA). She serves as lead item writer for Elsevier's HESI practice and exit exams for Medical Assisting in addition to taking over as lead author of Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions.