Dorland's Laboratory/Pathology Word Book for Medical Transcriptionists Paperback - 2002 - 1st Edition

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From dentistry to orthopeadics to plastic surgery Dorland's offers the most customised, user-friendly series of wordbooks. These references have been created specifically to be an effective, time-saving tool in transcribing, editing, and proof-reading medical documents. Each text consists of two sections: terms, a straightforward and easy-to-use list of words; and resources, which includes appendices and additional information specific to cardiology and to medical transcribing.

• Customized for medical transcriptionists by transcriptionists from the latest edition of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary to make this book uniquely useful and reliable.
• Increases productivity and efficiency by providing information on a full range of laboratory/pathology words, from common words often used in practice to those that are rare or difficult to find.
• Presents an alphabetical listing of all words associated with: key laboratory/pathology phrases; acronyms and abbreviations; diagnostic tests and diagnoses; and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic procedures.
• Includes an index of bacteriology terms and a table of normal values of laboratory tests.
• Words are organized in a quick-reference format, including cross-referencing of words, so the reader can find the correct word on the first attempt.