Medical terminology
What each medical terminology question is really asking, how to structure the answer, and where the marks are likely to sit.
Body positioning and movement terms discussion guide
Medical terminology
A two-part medical terminology discussion: describe a real posture using at least five directional terms and their opposites with a comfort guess, then argue why prefix and suffix precision is critical for medical professionals — plus two constructive peer comments.
Medical terminology DIS 5-10 discussion guide
Medical terminology
Six stories where the stakes escalate — Randi's unrecognised heart attack, Hernani's HIV disclosure dilemma, Sylvia's asthma triggers, bariatric surgery, a sibling kidney donation, and Calle's MS diagnosis — and two of them are emergencies where the graded answer is a correct action sequence.
Medical terminology DIS 11-15 discussion guide
Medical terminology
Five textbook stories, one entry each, your choice of topic per story — which makes topic selection the real skill: across Mr. Davis's sight loss, an impetigo visit, Jacob's insulin lapses, contraception choices, and a diverted MS Contin script, pick the topic per story you can answer with terminology and substance.
The memo is a container. What is graded is whether a reader can tell you know each of your five words exactly — which means using them where a near-synonym would be wrong.
ABC Medical Center progress note: layman's terms guide
Medical terminology
A two-part medical terminology assignment: translate a hospital progress note into layman's terms for a family member, and complete a twenty-answer crossword of prefixes, suffixes, combining forms and abbreviations. This guide covers the two terms that differ by one letter, the ones that get over-translated, and a method for working the crossword.