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Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions - Text and Workbook Package

  • 8th Edition - October 24, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Tracie Fuqua
  • Language: English

Prepare Medical Assisting students with this concise, comprehensive guide to diseases and medical conditions! Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions, 8th Edition provides… Read more

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Description

Prepare Medical Assisting students with this concise, comprehensive guide to diseases and medical conditions! Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions, 8th Edition provides a basic knowledge of hundreds of diseases and disorders commonly seen in healthcare settings. Easy-to-understand, easy-to-use information traces the progression of each disease by body system, from signs and symptoms to diagnosis, treatment options, prognosis, and patient education. This edition adds new content on respiratory diseases like SARS-CoV-2, the latest diagnostic and treatment modalities, and new drug treatments. Ideal for medical assistants, coders, and other health professionals, this practical textbook prepares students for success in the classroom, on board exams, and in clinical practice.

Key features

  • Consistent organization with body-system chapters that discuss each disease and its description, symptoms and signs, screening, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment
  • Robust art program with a mixture high-quality medical illustrations and clinical photographs
  • Alert boxes with clinical tips, including safety precautions and best practices
  • Challenge scenarios/questions, Critical Thinking Exercises, and Enrichment boxes offer ample opportunities for content assimilation and application
  • ICD-10 codes included with each disease serve the needs of varying Medical Office personnel
  • Companion website with multiple-choice and critical thinking questions for students and a Test Bank, Image Collection, and TEACH Instructor’s Resource for educators helps enrich both learning and teaching

Readership

Medical Assisting students; Medical Billing and Coding students; Health Information Management (HIM) students

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. Disease 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

Appendix
A. Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
B. Pharmacology

Product details

  • Edition: 8
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 24, 2024
  • Language: English

About the author

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Tracie Fuqua

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.
Affiliations and expertise
Former Program Director and Instructor, Medical Assisting Program Chair, Wallace State Community College, Hanceville, Alabama, USA