Communication & Medical Terminology

1. Communication & Medical Terminology Foundations Baccus

2. Nonverbal Communications • What am I saying when I do…….

5. Communication Exercise • Right or Wrong? • Why

6. Communication • Exchange of information, thoughts, ideas, and feelings • Ways: • Verbal • Written • Nonverbal

7. Importance • Relate • Understand • Exchange of information

8. Elements of Communication • Sender • Message • Receiver

9. Feedback • When receiver responds to message • Allows original sender to evaluate how message interpreted • Verbal or nonverbal

10. Factors interfering • Message must be Clear • Sender must be clear & concise • Receiver must be able to hear & receive • Receiver must be able to understand • Avoid interruptions or distractions

11. Communication Connection • Sit at same eye level • Relaxed body language • Eye contact • Do not interrupt • “I can see why this would upset you” • Use humor if appropriate, but sparingly

12. Three C’s for Success • Courtesy • Compassion • Common Sense

13. Listening • Essential • Pay attention • Allow you to receive entire message • Observe speaker • Reflect

14. Nonverbal Communications • Use of facial expressions, body language, gestures, eye contact, and touch • Can convey 2 different messages • Touch • Use of both verbal & nonverbal help make the message even stronger

15. Barriers • Physical disabilities • Psychological attitudes and prejudice • Cultural diversity

16. Additional qualities • Willingness to learn new skills • Empathy to others • Good communication & listening • Ability to work as a member of a team • Keep information confidential • Trustworthiness • Responsibility

17. Flashlights (2) • Jackknife • Air map of the area • Magnetic Compass • .45 Caliber pistol • Parachute • Bottle of salt tablets • 5 Quarts of water • Book, Edible Animals of the Desert • Pair of sunglasses per person • One topcoat per person • Cosmetic Mirror

18. Listening skills • Explain to your partner a time when you were most embarrassed or most exciting moment. • Your partner tells event to class • Were they correct? Or no?

19. Partner Activity • With a partner create a scenario of using good communication skills and bad communication skills. • Act out for class ~ we pick which is good and which is bad.

20. Medical Terminology Foundations Baccus

21. How are they put together... -Suffix Prefix- -Root- -Root- Electro- -encephalo- -graph- -er Electroencephalographer 1)Electroencephalographer: {elektroinsefalografer}[electro- =electrical +-encephalo-= brain + -graph-=test or reading + er=person] Technician who performs test upon the electrical potentials of the brain. EEG electrical brain Instrument/ to test person #)Word: { Pronunciation }[ Derivation ] Definition.

22. Using Word Parts to Build Medical Terminology • Word root (WR) – The basic meaning of the medical term, usually from Latin or Greek words. • Examples: • neur = nerve • cost = rib

23. Using Word Parts to Build Medical Terminology (cont.) • Combining form (CF) – Word root plus a vowel, usually an “o”, to help in pronunciation. • Examples: • neur/o = nerve • cost/o = rib

24. Using Word Parts to Build Medical Terminology (cont.) • Suffix (S) – Attached to the end of a word, to change the meaning to a noun, adjective, or verb. All medical terms have suffixes. • Examples: • -ectomy = excision or surgical removal (N) • -al = pertaining to (A)

25. Using Word Parts to Build Medical Terminology (cont.) • Prefix (P) – Attached to the beginning of a word, to describe, modify, or limit. Not all medical terms have prefixes. • Examples: • trans – across, through • intra – in, within • sub – less than, under

26. Decoding Medical Terms • Start with the suffix (the word ending), and define the suffix. • Go to the prefix; define the prefix. • Then, go to the middle of the word; define the word root, combining form, or both if both exist in the same word. • Combine the definitions.

27. Section 5-1Apply Your Knowledge When defining a medical term, you should start with which part? Answer: When defining a medical term, you should start with the suffix.

28. Word Root Prefix Suffix Compound Words

29. Compound Words (cont.) • Combining Forms: Transneurocostal • Suffix - al = pertaining to • Prefix trans = across • Combining form neur/o = nerve • Word root cost = rib • Definition: Pertaining to across the nerves of the ribs.

30. Plural Forms • When a singular word ends in y, the plural is often formed by changing y to iand adding es. • When a singular word ends in a, add e to form the plural. • If a singular word ends in um, change the um to a to form the plural.

31. Section 5-3Apply Your Knowledge What is the plural form of each of the following? emergency fimbria atrium emergencies fimbriae atria

32. Section 5-4Apply Your Knowledge #1 Identify the condition or procedure identified by each of the following terms: • Hematology • Tracheotomy • Rhinitis • Gastritis • Pharyngitis • Osteoarthritis Study of the blood. Cutting into the trachea. Inflammation of the nose. Inflammation of the stomach. Inflammation of the pharynx. Inflammation of the bones and joints.

33. Apply Your Knowledge #2 Identify the condition or procedure identified by each of the following terms: • Nephrology • Pancreatitis • Mastectomy • Opthalmoscopy • Amenorrhea • Dermatitis Study of the kidney. Inflammation of the pancreas. Removal of the breast. Visual examination of eye. Without menstruation. Inflammation of the skin.

34. Medical Abbreviations • System Abbreviations: “When in doubt spell it out.” • Example: CXR = chest X ray • Abbreviations can consist of the first letter in each word in the term. • Example: ER = emergency room • Abbreviations can be from Latin or Greek. • Example: Abbreviation for Latin phrase ante cibum is a.c. = before meals

35. Section 5-5 Apply Your Knowledge What do the following orders mean? • VS q4h • NPO • BUN, FBS, and MRI in am Vital signs every 4 hours. Nothing by mouth. Blood urea nitrogen, fasting blood sugar, and magnetic resonance imaging in the morning.

36. Abbreviations • Shortened forms of words • Can be used alone or combined • BR c BRP, FFl qh, VS qid • NPO 8 pm, To Lab for CBC, BUN, and FBS

37. Word Creation • Using words of your medical terminology tests, create words and define them. • Make sure they are real words. • Create sentence(s) using abbreviations we have discussed.