CRTR-8011C Medical Terminology for Court Reporters

Prerequisites None
Students prepare for medical transcription by learning medical terms, body systems, anatomy, disease processes, methods of researching medical information, and much more.

Contact Hours: 37.5
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of

Anatomy.
Medical Terminology.
Research methods.
Drug names.
Body systems and functions.

Topics
Topics will include but are not limited to:

Vocabulary.
Pronunciation and spelling of medical words.
Prefixes and suffixes.
Disease processes.
Surgical procedures.
Structure of the human body.
Cells and tissues.
The skin and membranes.
The immune system.
Anatomy.
The senses.
Psychiatry.
The endocrine system.
The circulatory system.
The respiratory system.
The digestive system.
The urinary system.
The reproductive system.

Activities/Resources

Writing steno terms.
Entering all terms into steno dictionary.

Evaluation
Students will confidentially evaluate this course using the Student Evaluation of Class form distributed at the last class session.

Successful Completion
Students are allowed no more than 2 excused absences. Grading consists of 3 quizzes, a final exam, tests to be announced in class. This course utilizes a pass/fail grading scheme.

Grading:

Two Quizzes/Tests (each is 25% of grade)
Final Exam (50% of grade)
A score of 70% or higher is needed to pass the class
Tests to be announces in class
Pass/Fail grading system

Textbook
Medical Terminology, A Short Course, 5th Edition. By Chabner.

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