Medical Office Transcription, 3rd Edition, provides an introduction into teaching medical transcription. The
text/workbook reviews anatomy, medical terminology, symptoms and disease conditions, and grammar as it relates
to the field of medical transcription. The one-semester text can be used independently, self-paced, or in a traditional
classroom.
New Features
Current AAMT guidelines and formats including the revised AAMT Code of Ethics.
Updated HIPAA material included.
Usage of current drugs, laboratory, and x-ray terms have been updated throughout each chapter.
Expanded on grammar and punctuation according to AAMT rules for office transcription.
Expanded information in appendices including abbreviations, laboratory data, laboratory tests, drug classifications,
and x-ray information.
New and updated chapter-related review exercises and transcription.
More homonyms and sound-alike words and their usage.
More word forms, incorporated into more exercises.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Transcription
Chapter 2 The Patient's Medical Record
Chapter 3 The Integurnentary System
Chapter 4 The Respiratory System
Chapter 5 The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 6 The Digestive System
Chapter 7 The Endocrine System
Chapter 8 The Urinary System
Chapter 9 The Reproductive System and Obstetrics
Chapter 10 The Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 11 The Nervous System
Chapter 12 Case Studies
Appendix A Basic Medical Transcription Guidelines
Appendix B Abbreviations
Appendix C Drug Classifications
Appendix D Laboratory Tests
Appendix E HIPPA Overview
Appendix F Medical Transcriptionist Job Descriptions
Index
