Foundational Concepts in Medical Assisting

Communicating with Patients

Law and Ethics in Health Care

Law and Licensure in Medical Practice

Medical Licensure
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/becoming-physician/medical-licensure.page
Also included are data on the numbers of initial and subsequent licenses awarded by state as well as information on key organizations involved in the licensure process, such as the Federation of State Medical Boards, National Board of Medical Examiners, and Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.

Law and Liability

Medicine and the Law – Contract and Consent
http://brainblogger.com/2008/04/13/medicine-and-the-law-i/

Medicine and the Law – Medical Malpractice
http://brainblogger.com/2008/04/17/medicine-and-the-law-part-2/

Medicine and the Law – Causation
http://brainblogger.com/2008/05/18/medicine-and-the-law-part-3/

Medicine and the Law – Informed Consent
http://brainblogger.com/2008/06/13/medicine-and-the-law-part-4-informed-consent/

Medicine and the Law – Abandonment
http://brainblogger.com/2008/07/27/medicine-and-the-law-part-5-abandonment/

Medicine and the Law – Third Party Liability
http://brainblogger.com/2008/08/24/medicine-and-the-law-part-6-third-party-liability/

Explain how tort law, criminal law, and contract law directly impact health care
http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/explain-how-tort-law-crimminal-law-contract-law-351730

Health Care Legislation

Alabama medical practice act
http://www.albme.org/laws.html

Alaska medical practice act
http://commerce.state.ak.us/dnn/Portals/5/pub/MedicalStatutes.pdf

Arizona medical practice act
http://www.azmd.gov/Statutes-Rules/AZRevisedStatutes.aspx

Arkansas medical practice act
https://www.armedicalboard.org/Professionals/pdf/mpa.pdf

California medical practice act
http://www.mbc.ca.gov/about_us/laws/laws_guide.pdf

Colorado medical practice act
http://cdn.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/DORA-Reg/CBON/DORA/1251632176581

Connecticut medical practice act
http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/practitioner_licensing_and_investigations/plis/physician/mdlaw.pdf

Delaware medical practice act
http://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c017/

Florida medical practice act
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0458/0458.html

Georgia medical practice act
http://medicalboard.georgia.gov/sites/medicalboard.georgia.gov/files/related_files/site_page/Medical%20Practice%20Act%202013.pdf

Hawaii medical practice act
http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/statute_rules/

Idaho medical practice act
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title54/T54CH18.htm

Illinois medical practice act
http://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1309&ChapAct=225%C2%A0ILCS%C2%A060/&ChapterID=24&ChapterName=PROFESSIONS+AND+OCCUPATIONS&ActName=Medical+Practice+Act+of+1987.

Indiana medical practice act
http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/2010/title25/ar22.5/ch1.html

Iowa medical practice act
https://medicalboard.iowa.gov/iowa_code/index.html

Kansas medical practice act
http://www.ksbha.org/regulations/regulations.shtml

Kentucky medical practice act
http://kbml.ky.gov/board/Pages/Kentucky-Medical-Practice-Act-Statutes-and-Regulations.aspx

Louisiana medical practice act
http://www.lsbme.la.gov/licensure/laws

Maine medical practice act
http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/02/373/373c001.doc

Maryland medical practice act
http://www.mbp.state.md.us/pages/maryland_laws.html

Massachusetts medical practice act
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter112

Michigan medical practice act
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28rdj0gd51jj2cqf2mbrourtuo%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=mcl-Act-368-of-1978

Minnesota medical practice act
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=147

Mississippi medical practice act
https://www.msbml.ms.gov/msbml/web.nsf/webpages/Regulations_SealImage?OpenDocument

Missouri medical practice act
http://www.moga.mo.gov/mostatutes/ChaptersIndex/chaptIndex334.html

Montana medical practice act
http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?RN=24.156.501

Nebraska medical practice act
http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/crl_statutes_statutes.aspx

Nevada medical practice act
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-630.html

New Hampshire medical practice act
https://www.nh.gov/medicine/laws/

New Jersey medical practice act
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/laws/uniformact.pdf

New Mexico medical practice act
http://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/pdffiles/MedicalPracticeAct.pdf

New York medical practice act
http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/med/article131.htm

North Carolina medical practice act
http://www.ncmedboard.org/professional_resources/laws

North Dakota medical practice act
http://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t43c17.pdf

Ohio medical practice act
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4731

Oklahoma medical practice act
http://www.okmedicalboard.org/laws

Oregon medical practice act
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/lawsstatutes/2013ors677.html

Pennsylvania medical practice act
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=18&objID=486983&mode=2

Rhode Island medical practice act
http://www.health.ri.gov/regulations/?parm=Physician

South Carolina medical practice act
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c047.php

South Dakota medical practice act
http://www.sdbmoe.gov/?q=content/south-dakota-codified-law-administrative-rules

Tennessee medical practice act
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/0880/0880-02.pdf

Texas medical practice act
http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/page/practice-acts

Utah medical practice act
http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r156/r156-67.htm

Vermont medical practice act
http://healthvermont.gov/hc/med_board/rules_cases.aspx

Virginia medical practice act
https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/medicine/medicine_laws_regs.htm

Washington medical practice act
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=18

Washington DC medical practice act
http://doh.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/HORA%20-%20Health%20Occupations%20Revision%20Act%20%282014%29%20-%20as%20of%20Jan%202015.pdf

West Virginia medical practice act
https://wvbom.wv.gov/download_resource.asp?id=168

Wisconsin medical practice act
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/448.pdf

Wyoming medical practice act
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.aspx?file=titles/Title33/T33CH26.htm

Ethics in Health Care

Ethics and Access to Health Care
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/the-ethical-force-program/ethics-access-health-care.page?

Understanding Human Behavior

Psychology and Personality

Id, Ego and Superego
http://www.simplypsychology.org/psyche.html

The Id, Ego and Superego
http://psychology.about.com/od/theoriesofpersonality/a/personalityelem.htm
Freud’s psychoanalytic theory outlines three elements of personality – the id, the ego and the superego – that work together to form personality.

Influences on personality
http://www.slideshare.net/SeemiJamil/influences-on-personality-7985058

Factors of Personality, Biological, Social, Cultural & Situational
http://www.studylecturenotes.com/social-sciences/sociology/120-factors-of-personality
Following factors of personality are contributing to the formation and development of human personality. Biological, Social, Cultural, & Factors

Factors influencing personality
http://www.citeman.com/7039-factors-influencing-personality.html
Personality: It can be termed as the combination of qualities mental, physical and moral that set one apart from others. Personality can be termed as the combination of qualities – mental, physical, and moral that sets one part from others.

Erik Erikson
http://www.simplypsychology.org/Erik-Erikson.html
Erik Erikson maintained that personality develops in a predetermined order through the psychosexual stages of development. Erikson was interested in how children socialise and how this affects their sense of self.

Jean Piaget
http://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.html
Jean Piaget was the first psychologist to make a systematic study of cognitive development. He was interested both in how children learnt and in how they thought.

Lawrence Kohlberg
http://www.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/kohlberg01bk.htm

Human Needs

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
http://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
Maslow outlined a hierarchy of needs whereby people are motivated to reach the highest level called self-actualization

Human Needs
http://www.systemsthinker.com/interests/systemsthinking/humansystems/humanneeds.shtml
Human evolution hardwired in a balance of physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual needs required for health and maturity.

Human Needs
http://kingpinlifestyle.com/lesson-5-human-needs/
Amidst the technological advances, the scientific breakthroughs and amazing advances in human development, cultivating healthy, positive, long-lasting relationships is something that has somehow been lost in translation. Without an understanding of what needs/values exist and are being exchanged among people,

Mental and Physical Health

Self-Esteem
https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/self-esteem

The Pillars Of The Self-Concept: Self-Esteem And Self-Efficacy
http://www.excelatlife.com/articles/selfesteem.htm

Special Education Issues: Hurtful Words about Disabilities
http://www.eduguide.org/article/special-education-issues-hurtful-words-about-disabilities

Labeling theory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labeling_theory

Polishing up professionalism: The patient-centered professional
http://www.nephrologynews.com/articles/polishing-up-professionalism-the-patient-centered-professional

Negative Self-perception and Shame
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/enlightened-living/200807/negative-self-perception-and-shame
We hear a great deal about self-esteem. But what is self-esteem, really? Self-esteem is our opinion of ourselves, based on others’ perceptions. So, how is it that we all, or at least many of us, have such a distorted and negative self perception? Good question.

Adapting to Change
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2014/09/27/adapting-to-change/

How to Cope with Transition and Change
http://healthpsychology.org/how-to-cope-with-transition-and-change/
Throughout life, people can count on changes or transitional phases.This ability to cope points people on the path to leading a more satisfying fulfilled life.

Motivating change: Tips for health care professionals
http://www.eufic.org/article/en/artid/Motivating-change-Tips-for-health-care-professionals/

Phobias and Fears
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/phobias-and-fears.htm
Is a phobia keeping you from doing things you’d like to do? Learn how phobias can be managed and cured.

Phobias
http://www.healthline.com/health/phobia-simple-specific#Overview1
A phobia is an excessive and irrational fear reaction. If you have a phobia you will experience a deep sense of dread, and sometimes panic, upon encountering the source of your fear. The fear can be of a certain place, situation, or object.

The Phobia List
http://phobialist.com/

How to Deal with Chronic Fear and Anxiety
http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/enhance-your-wellbeing/security/facing-fear/how-deal-chronic-fear-and-anxiety

Anxiety Disorders and Stress
http://www.apa.org/divisions/div12/rev_est/anxiety.html

Anxiety Related Diseases & Conditions
http://www.medicinenet.com/anxiety/related-conditions/index.htm

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
http://www.medicinenet.com/anxiety/article.htm
Get the facts on generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms, medications, and treatment. Symptoms include dread, worry, and angst.

Stress Symptoms, Signs, and Causes
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/stress-symptoms-causes-and-effects.htm
Don’t let stress hijack your life. Learn the signs and causes of stress overload and what you can do to help yourself.

What is the difference & association between fear, anxiety, panic disorder, paranoia & phobia?
http://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_difference_association_between_fear_anxiety_panic_disorder_paranoia_phobia2

Coping

Emotion Focused Coping
http://www.simplypsychology.org/emotion-focused-coping.html

15 Common Defense Mechanisms
http://psychcentral.com/lib/15-common-defense-mechanisms/0001251
In some areas of psychology (especially in psychodynamic theory), psychologists talk about defense mechanisms, or manners in which we behave or think in

Defense Mechanisms
http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/coping/defense_mechanisms.htm

Freud’s Ego Defense Mechanisms
http://allpsych.com/psychology101/defenses/

How Do You Cope?
http://www.semel.ucla.edu/dual-diagnosis-program/News_and_Resources/How_Do_You_Cope

Coping strategies
http://www.humanstress.ca/stress/trick-your-stress/steps-to-instant-stress-management.html
What strategy should I use to cope with stress? What type of coping strategies are the most efficient: problem-focused strategy or emotion-focused strategy?

Kübler-Ross model
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCbler-Ross_model

The 5 Stages of Loss and Grief
http://psychcentral.com/lib/the-5-stages-of-loss-and-grief/000617
The stages of mourning and grief are universal and are experienced by people from all walks of life.

Coping with Death and Dying
http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/process.php
Coping with Death and Dying. Counseling Services assists students in resolving personal difficulties and in acquiring those skills, attitudes, and resources necessary to succeed.

Understanding Patient Behavior

Development

Human Growth and Development
http://ocw.tufts.edu/Course/35

Human Growth & Development: Developmental Psychology
http://www.slideshare.net/lehnent/human-growth-development-developmental-psychology

Childhood Development
http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/growth_and_development/childhood_development.html
Learn about Childhood Development symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Physical Growth of Infants and Children
http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/childrens_health_issues/growth_and_development/physical_growth_of_infants_and_children.html
Learn about Physical Growth of Infants and Children symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/cognition/piaget.html

Theory of Psychosocial Development
http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/theory_of_psychosocial_development.html

Physical Development in Adulthood
https://www.boundless.com/psychology/textbooks/boundless-psychology-textbook/human-development-14/adulthood-74/physical-development-in-adulthood-287-12822/
Learn more about physical development in adulthood. As individuals age and move through early, middle, and later adulthood, a variety of physical changes take place within the body.

Development in Early & Middle Adulthood
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/sciences/psychology/psychology/developmental-psychology-age-13-to-65/development-in-early–middle-adulthood

Cultural Diversity

Many Faces: Addressing Diversity in Health Care
http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume82003/No1Jan2003/AddressingDiversityinHealthCare.aspxThank

Cultural Diversity and Patient Education
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/564667_3

How culture influences health beliefs
http://www.euromedinfo.eu/how-culture-influences-health-beliefs.html/

The Importance of Cultural Diversity in Health Care – See more at: http://learn.uvm.edu/health-blog/cultural-diversity-in-healthcare#sthash.XTEIZdWJ.dpuf
http://learn.uvm.edu/health-blog/cultural-diversity-in-healthcare
Explore cultural diversity in healthcare as America undergoes a health care reform and consider what “universal access” really means.

Folk Medicine
http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvhs1041.html

Response to Illness

Reactions To Illness In The Hospitalized Adult
http://www.nurseslearning.com/courses/nrp/NRP-1617/Section2/index.htm

Emotional Responses to Illness
http://www.northshorehospice.ca/advice/family-friends/emotional-responses-to-illness

Effective Communication

The Communication Process

Impact of Communication in Healthcare
http://healthcarecomm.org/about-us/impact-of-communication-in-healthcare/

Six Steps of the Health Care Communication Process
https://quizlet.com/20089852/six-steps-of-the-health-care-communication-process-flash-cards/
Vocabulary words for Six Steps of the Health Care Communication Process. Includes studying games and tools such as flashcards.

Effective Verbal Communication

Verbal Communication Skills
http://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/verbal-communication.html
Learn effective ways to improve your verbal communication. Use your voice to get your message across, clearly and concisely while reducing misunderstanding.

How can health care professionals improve verbal communication with patients and families?
http://www.pfizer.com/health/literacy/healthcare_professionals/improving_health_comm/how_healthcare_professionals_improve_verbal_communication
How can health care professionals improve verbal communication with patients and families? The average consumer is not familiar with health terminology and does not think about health information in the same way as health professionals. Patients don’t understand or forget at least 50% of what is discussed in a typical office visit.

Effective Nonverbal Communication

Non-Verbal Communication
http://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/nonverbal-communication.html
Non-verbal communication is often subtle and can include body language, tone of voice, and gestures. Learn why non-verbal communication is so important.

Nalini Ambady and Robert Rosenthal
http://ambadylab.stanford.edu/pubs/1998Ambady.pdf

Importance of Body Language in Nursing Communication
http://www.nursetogether.com/value-body-language-nursing-communication
Body language in communication is important. Make sure to use them properly because your patients see our hearts in our actions.

Your body language speaks loudly: Nonverbal communication makes patient more comfortable
http://www2.aaos.org/acadnews/2002news/b16-7.htm

Effective Listening

Listening Skills
http://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/listening-skills.html
Listening Skills are vital for interpersonal communication. How well do you listen? Learn about the 10 principles of listening and improve your communication.

How to improve your listening skills
https://www.americannursetoday.com/assets/0/434/436/440/6002/6004/6012/6044/6aea9e6f-3656-4c38-8505-27ce06f75b80.pdf

Effective Written Communication

How do the principles of clear health communication apply to written communication?
http://www.pfizer.com/health/literacy/healthcare_professionals/improving_health_comm/how_principles_of_clear_health_communication_apply
How do the principles of clear health communication apply to written communication? Most adults, regardless of education level, want health care information that is easy to read and understand.

Writing Skills
http://www.skillsyouneed.com/writing-skills.html
Follow easy-to-read articles to help you improve your writing skills including: Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation, Writing Styles, Referencing and more.

Writing Skills: Getting Your Written Message Across Clearly
http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/WritingSkills.htm
Learn about composition, style, common errors, and proofreading, so that you can become a better writer.

10 Tips for Effective Written Communication
http://tribehr.com/blog/10-tips-for-effective-written-communication
With email, text messaging and blogs, most of us are communicating in writing more often than we interact face-to-face. There is a lot riding on those written words, so it makes sense to strive for a conversational, easy-to-understand, yet professional writing style. Here are ten tips for more effective written communication.

Spelling
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/spelling
Spelling – Language reference content from Oxford. Help with language usage, grammar questions, punctuation, spelling, and language learning.

The five features of effective writing: Style
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/few/684

Style
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/style/

English grammar guide
http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/english-grammar-guide/
Do you have a question about the correct usage of the semicolon or how to place adverbs in a sentence? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Edufind.com is a complete English grammar guide filled with the rules of English usage. Each grammatical rule is explained in plain English with several examples, and when needed, counter-examples. The grammatical rules covered by this guide are categorized below. English grammar is not always easy to understand, but by using this guide you should be able to remind yourself of the rules of English usage and speak or write English with confidence.

Effective Communication using Electronic technology

Health Communication and Health Information Technology
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/health-communication-and-health-information-technology
Use health communication strategies and health information technology (IT) to improve population health outcomes and health care quality, and to achieve health equity.

Communication Technology and Social Media: Opportunities and Implications for Healthcare Systems
http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol-17-2012/No3-Sept-2012/Communication-Technology-Social-Media.html

Communicating with Patients

Role of the Medical Assistant

What is a Medical Assistant?
http://www.aama-ntl.org/medical-assisting/what-is-a-medical-assistant
Discover the demand for medical assistants, their roles and responsibilities, including administrative and clinical duties, and CMA (AAMA) certification.

What a Medical Assistant Can Do for Your Practice
http://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0400/p51.html
The author describes ways of fostering more productive working relationships between family physicians and the medical assistants they work with.

A Visit to the Doctor: Three Scenarios
http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/9781848823549-c1.pdf?SGWID=0-0-45-757710-p173872609

Medical Assisting Case Studies
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073520837/student_view0/chapter1/case_studies.html

Ways to improve the provider-patient relationship
http://carrington.edu/blog/medical/ways-improve-provider-patient-relationship/
Every patient that arrives for medical care is different.

Communication in Health Care: Considerations and strategies for successful consumer and team dialogue
http://www.hypothesisjournal.com/?p=885

How to Handle Patient Complaints
http://www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=4110
When a patient raises a complaint, the staff’s best course of action is a coherent, concise response that preserves patient confidence and satisfaction.

Malpractice Dangers in Patient Complaints
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/725001_3

Different Cultures

In Other Words…Communicating with People From Other Cultures
http://www.healthliteracy.com/article.asp?PageID=3821
Now, more than ever, patients and providers need to communicate in ways that are clear, simple, and understandable. This is not only a matter of good clinical care, but also required for accreditation and patient satisfaction.

Communication with patients from other cultures: the place of explanatory models
http://apt.rcpsych.org/content/10/6/474

Patients with Special needs

Communicating With and About People with Disabilities
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/comucate.htm

Managing patients with disabilities
http://www.rdhmag.com/articles/print/volume-30/issue-10/features/managing-patients-with-disabilities.html

Communicating Effectively With People Who Have A Disability
https://www.labor.state.ny.us/workforcenypartners/forms/communication.pdf

Improving Communication With Older Patients: Tips From the Literature
http://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0900/p73.html
The article describes practical ways physicians and staff members can improve communication with elderly patients and ensure they receive optimal care.

Talking with your older patient
http://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/talking_with_your_older_patient.pdf

Communicating with People with Mental Illness: The Public’s Guide
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/threat-management/201010/communicating-people-mental-illness-the-publics-guide
Popular media fuel stereotypes about mental illness and dangerousness, because that is how they generally are portrayed on the screen. Our fear of mentally ill people also stems from our own inability to communicate with them and our lack of knowledge about mental illness. Learn how to better communicate with people who may have a mental illness.

Communication With Cognitively Impaired Patients And Residents
http://www.nursingassistanteducation.com/site/courses/eng/nae-cwci-eng.php

Patient Education

Creating Effective Patient Education in Your Practice
http://www.aao.org/practice-management/patient-education/creating-education-strategy

Five Tips for Providing Effective Patient Education
http://www.practicalnursing.org/five-tips-providing-effective-patient-education

Role of the Medical Assistant

What Is Holistic Medicine?
http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/what-is-holistic-medicine
Holistic medicine is an approach to health and well being that includes conventional and alternative treatments.

Patient Education

Behavioral, cognitive, humanist approaches
http://www.euromedinfo.eu/behavioral-cognitive-humanist-approaches.html/

Glossary of Cognitive Skills
http://www.learningrx.com/what-are-cognitive-skills.htm
What are Cognitive Skills? – Learn the key cognitive skills that are critical for learning. What are they? Do you have the skills needed to learn?

What is the Affective Domain anyway?
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/affective/intro.html

Three Domains of Learning – Cognitive, Affective, Psychomotor
http://thesecondprinciple.com/instructional-design/threedomainsoflearning/
The three domains of learning are cognitive (thinking/head), affective (feelings), & psychomotor (physical). This is a succinct overview of all 3.

Related theories of Patient Education
http://www.euromedinfo.eu/related-theories-of-patient-education.html/

Process of Patient Education: Introduction
http://www.euromedinfo.eu/process-of-patient-education-introduction.html/

Nutrition

Dietary Guidelines

7 Signs of Inadequate Nutrition
http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/features/nutrition-aging-7-signs-inadequate-nutrition
Many Americans, young and old, fall short on vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. But the challenge of getting adequate nutrition may be trickiest for seniors. Research shows that older people may need more of certain key nutrients, such as B vitamins and calcium.

Nutritional Deficiencies (Malnutrition)
http://www.healthline.com/health/malnutrition#Overview1
The recommended daily amount (RDA) of a nutrient is determined by how much the body needs to stay healthy. Nutrients can be obtained in a variety of ways-from eating a varied diet to taking vitamin supplements.

Nutrition: Healthy Eating
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=61982
Healthy nutrition is an important part of disease prevention. Learn how to change your diet and make healthier choices.

Dietary Guidelines
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides evidence-based nutrition information and advice for people age 2 and older.

How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
http://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/LabelingNutrition/ucm274593.htm
The following label-building skills are intended to make it easier for you to use nutrition labels to make quick, informed food choices that contribute to a healthy diet.

Calculate Your Body Mass Index
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm

Body Mass Index
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/

Food Guide Pyramid

Plate = New Symbol for Healthy Eating
http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/pyramid.html
Goodbye, Food Guide Pyramid! Hello, MyPlate! The USDA’s divided plate is designed to make it easier to understand healthy eating.

Food Guide Pyramid
http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/FGP

Choose My Plate
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/

HealthyPlate.eu
http://www.healthyplate.eu/
Multilingual guide to good nutrition

Principals of Nutrition

Principles of Human Nutrition
http://ocw.jhsph.edu/index.cfm/go/viewCourse/course/HumanNutrition/coursePage/index/

Principles of nutrition, nutritional surveillance and assessment in specific populations including its short and long term effects
http://www.healthknowledge.org.uk/public-health-textbook/disease-causation-diagnostic/2e-health-social-behaviour/principles-nutrition

Nutrition for Everyone
http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/

Nutrients

Nutrients in Foods
http://www.umass.edu/nibble/infolist.html

Nutrients
http://www.nutrition.org.uk/nutritionscience/nutrients.html

Food search
http://www.calorieking.com/foods/
Find out how many calories are in the foods you eat. CalorieKing provides nutritional food information for calorie counters and people trying to lose weight.

Nutrition through the Life Span

Nutrition for the School-Aged Child
http://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=school-aged-child-nutrition–90-P02280

Nutrient Recommendations for Adults
http://www.mydailyintake.net/nutrients/

Importance of Folate
https://food.unl.edu/fnh/folate
Why is folate so important to your diet? Find out the nutritional benefits by watching a short video and learn what kinds of foods to consume that contain folate.

Healthy Eating and Lifestyle for the Later Years
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-eating/eating-well-as-you-age.htm

Healthy Living for Later Years:
Eating Well
https://food.unl.edu/fnh/lateryears_eating_well

Nutrition through life
http://www.nutrition.org.uk/nutritionscience/life.html

Eight nutrients to protect the aging brain
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150415203340.htm

Nutrition and Chronic Disease

Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases
http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/publications/trs916/summary/en/
A report of the joint WHO/FAO expert consultation on diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases.

Diet and Nutrition Prevention of Chronic Diseases
http://www.greenfacts.org/en/diet-nutrition/
This Digest is a faithful summary of the leading scientific consensus report produced in 2003 by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO): ‘Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases’

Nutrition and Physical Activity
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/

Nutrition and Chronic Disease
http://www.todaysgeriatricmedicine.com/archive/010508pb.shtml

Obesity
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/public-health/promoting-healthy-lifestyles/obesity.page
The AMA is committed to obesity prevention through promoting healthier lifestyles. AMA’s physician resources offers efforts related to the education, assessment and management of child and adult obesity.

The American Heart Association’s Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HealthyEating/The-American-Heart-Associations-Diet-and-Lifestyle-Recommendations_UCM_305855_Article.jsp

AMA: Trans Fat Ban Would Save Lives
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/news/news/2013/2013-11-07-trans-fat-ban-would-save-lives.page
Banning the use of artificial trans fats is a live-saving move that can help keep the public healthy, and the American Medical Association strongly supports the Food and Drug Administration’s recommendation to eliminate one of the most harmful fats in our food supply.

Metabolic Syndrome
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/MetabolicSyndrome/Metabolic-Syndrome_UCM_002080_SubHomePage.jsp/
What is metabolic Syndrome? The American Heart Association explains what metabolic syndrome is, what your risk of metabolic syndrome is, the symptoms of metabolic syndrome, the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, the treatment of metabolic syndrome and how metabolic syndrome can be prevented.

Metabolic Syndrome (formerly known as Syndrome X) Center: Symptoms, Treatments, Signs, Causes, and Tests
http://www.webmd.com/heart/metabolic-syndrome/
Find in-depth information on metabolic syndrome – a group of health problems that can increase your risk of heart attack, stroke, and diabetes.

Insulin Resistance and Prediabetes
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/insulinresistance/

Diet Therapy

Regular Diet
http://www.drugs.com/cg/regular-diet.html
Care guide for Regular Diet possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.

Healthy Eating
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-eating/healthy-eating.htm
Healthy eating is about eating smart. Transform your eating habits with these easy tips.

Liquid Diets
http://www.medicinenet.com/liquid_diet/article.htm
Read about types of liquid diets, medically supervised medical diets, and how to lose weight safely on a liquid diet, and learn about disadvantages of a liquid diet.

Diet – full liquid
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000206.htm

Liquid Diets
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/psychology/health_psychology/LiquidDiets.htm

Clear liquid diet
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/clear-liquid-diet/art-20048505
Learn which foods are allowed and which foods to avoid on a clear liquid diet.

Soft Diet
http://www.drugs.com/cg/soft-diet.html
Care guide for Soft Diet possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.

Soft Diet
http://www.digestivehealthcare.net/diets/soft_diet.html
Detailed information about dietary instructions for gastro medicine at Digestive Healthcare of Georgia.

Soft and Mechanical Soft Diet
http://gicare.com/diets/soft-and-mechanical-soft-diet/

Diabetes Meal Plans and a Healthy Diet
http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/diabetes-meal-plans-and-a-healthy-diet.html
A meal plan helps you decide on the kinds of food you can choose to eat at meals and snack times.

Diabetic Diet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabeticdiet.html

The Basics of a Healthy Diabetes Diet
http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/take-control-15/healthy-diet-basics
While there is no such thing as a diabetes diet, there are certain guidelines to keep in mind for keeping your blood sugar levels in check. Provides an overview of how to eat if you have diabetes.

Diabetes Diet and Food Tips
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/diet-weight-loss/diabetes-diet-and-food-tips.htm
A healthy diet can help you prevent, control, and even reverse diabetes. These tips will get you started.

Calorie Control Council
http://www.caloriecontrol.org/
Information on cutting calories and fat in your diet, achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, and your favorite low-calorie, reduced fat-foods and beverages.

7 Expert Tricks for Calorie and Portion Control
http://www.webmd.com/diet/7-expert-tricks-calorie-portion-control
If you don’t watch it, calorie inflation can make your weight creep up. Here are seven expert tips for keeping calories and portion sizes under control.

Meal Plans
http://caloriescount.com/mealPlans.aspx

Guidelines for a Low Cholesterol, Low Saturated Fat Diet
http://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/guidelines_for_a_low_cholesterol_low_saturated_fat_diet/

A Sample Menu for a Low-Fat Diet
http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20313653,00.html
The Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes diet places limits on sodium, dietary cholesterol, and total calories.

Low-Fat/Low Cholesterol Diet
https://www.umassmed.edu/uploadedfiles/LowFatGuide.pdf

Sodium Restricted Diet
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/2gSodiumDiet.pdf

Understanding Sodium And Sodium Restricted Diets
http://www.broward.org/Parks/Extension/Nutrition/Pages/Sodium.aspx

Low-salt diet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000109.htm

Kidney-Friendly Diet and Foods: Healthy Eating for People with Chronic Kidney Disease

http://www.kidneyfund.org/kidney-disease/kidney-friendly-diet-ckd/
It’s important to be on a kidney diet when you have chronic kidney disease. Kidney friendly foods and drinks will help you stay healthier.

Renal Failure Diet
http://www.drugs.com/cg/renal-failure-diet.html
Care guide for Renal Failure Diet possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.

Diet – chronic kidney disease
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002442.htm

National Kidney Foundation: Nutrition
https://www.kidney.org/nutrition

Diet in renal disease
http://www.edren.org/pages/edreninfo/diet-in-renal-disease.php

Bland diet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000068.htm

The Bland Diet
http://www.atlanticcoastgastro.com/the-bland-diet.html

Low-Fiber Foods
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/survivorshipduringandaftertreatment/nutritionforpeoplewithcancer/low-fiber-foods
A low-fiber diet may be suggested for diarrhea, cramping, trouble digesting food, or after some types of surgery. Here you’ll find lists of low-fiber foods, along with lists of foods to avoid.

Low-fiber diet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000200.htm

Low-fiber diet
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/low-fiber-diet/art-20048511
Need to follow a low-fiber diet? Get the details of which foods are allowed and which foods to avoid while you’re on a low-fiber diet.

Slide show: Guide to a high-fiber diet
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/multimedia/high-fiber-diet/sls-20076188
Do you eat a high-fiber diet? If not, this visual guide can show you how.

High Fiber Diet
http://gicare.com/diets/high-fiber-diet/

Chart of high-fiber foods
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/high-fiber-foods/art-20050948
Eating enough high-fiber foods? Find out the dietary fiber content of some common foods.

Food faddism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_faddism

Food Addiction
http://michaelprager.com/food-addiction

Understanding Medical Terminology

Word Origins and Meaning

Whonamedit? – A dictionary of medical eponyms
http://www.whonamedit.com/
A biographical dictionary of medical eponyms.

Surgical Encyclopedia
https://surgicaltechedu.org/
Surgical Technologist Training and Education Resources

Wolf’s Down and Dirty Lists – Eponyms List
http://www.doctorslounge.com/studlounge/downdirty/eponyms.htm

Guidelines for Medical terminology

Online Medical Terminology Course
https://www.dmu.edu/medterms/

Eponyms (for students) [iTunes APP]
https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/eponyms-for-students/id286025430?mt=8

Word Origins and Meaning

An Introduction to Medical Terminology I. Greek and Latin Derivations
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC194697/

Understanding Medical Words of Greek and Latin Origin
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/818767

Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicalwords.html

Understanding Medical Terminology [VIDEO]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLiNhqk80tU

Word Parts

Medical Terminology: Prefixes, roots, suffixes
http://www.globalrph.com/medterm.htm

Common Medical Root Words
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/common-medical-root-words.html
The root of a word is its main part and core meaning. These common medical root words give you a general idea of what you’re dealing with or specify a body part. …

Word Roots for Organs
https://www.dmu.edu/medterms/basics/word-roots-for-organs/

Medical Suffixes
http://www.macroevolution.net/medical-suffixes.html

Useful Prefixes and Suffixes
https://www.dmu.edu/medterms/basics/useful-prefixes-and-suffixes/

Medical Terminology (prefixes, roots, suffixes) [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/15360171/medical-terminology-prefixes-roots-suffixes-flash-cards/

Medical Prefixes & Suffixes [iTunes APP]
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/medical-prefixes-suffixes/id335713639?mt=8

Medical Suffixes
http://www.macroevolution.net/medical-suffixes.html

Word Forms Representing Color [FLASHCARDS]
https://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/story.php?title=medical-terminologyword-forms-representing-color

Word Forms Representing Chemical Elements [FLASHCARDS]
http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/story.php?title=word-forms-representing-chemical-elements

Word forms representing tissues [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/34260432/medical-terminology-tissues-flash-cards/
Vocabulary words for Word forms representing tissues. Includes studying games and tools such as flashcards.

Medical Terminology: Prefixes that Pertain to Numbers or Quantity [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/10211536/medical-terminology-prefixes-that-pertain-to-numbers-or-quantity-flash-cards/
Vocabulary words for Medical Terminology: Prefixes that Pertain to Numbers or Quantity. Includes studying games and tools such as flashcards.

Medical Prefixes Representing Number, Quantity, Size and Amount [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/34264584/medical-prefixes-representing-number-quantity-size-and-amount-flash-cards/
Vocabulary words for Medical Prefixes Representing Number, Quantity, Size and Amount. Includes studying games and tools such as flashcards.

Guidelines for Medical terminology

Medical Terminology Pronunciation Jukebox
https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/career-clusters/health-science/gen504/medical-terminology-pronunciation-jukebox

Pronunciation of Medical Terminology [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/7753267/pronunciation-of-medical-terminology-flash-cards/
Vocabulary words for Taken from Medical Terminology-A Short Course. Includes studying games and tools such as flashcards.

Medical Terminology, Shortcuts for Pronunciation [VIDEO]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8THoxuhQ6g

Word Parts

Prefixes Representing Position/Direction [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/13697866/prefixes-representing-positiondirection-flash-cards/

Guidelines for Medical terminology

Phonetics
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/help/phonetics.html

Word Parts

Medical Terminology- General Suffixes [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/34642828/medical-terminology-general-suffixes-flash-cards/
Vocabulary words for Medical Terminology- General Suffixes. Includes studying games and tools such as flashcards.

Medical Terminology Descriptive Prefixes [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/34266346/medical-terminology-descriptive-prefixes-flash-cards/
Vocabulary words for Medical Terminology Descriptive Prefixes. Includes studying games and tools such as flashcards.

Common Medical Suffixes [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/21488615/common-medical-suffixes-flash-cards/
Vocabulary words for Common Medical Suffixes. Includes studying games and tools such as flashcards.

iagnostic & Symptomatic Suffixes [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/65621519/diagnostic-symptomatic-suffixes-flash-cards/
Vocabulary words for Diagnostic & Symptomatic Suffixes. Includes studying games and tools such as flashcards.

Medical Terminology Operative Suffixes and Compounding Elements [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/72599729/medical-terminology-operative-suffixes-and-compounding-elements-flash-cards/
Vocabulary words for Medical Terminology Operative Suffixes and Compounding Elements. Includes studying games and tools such as flashcards.

Guidelines for Medical terminology

Forming Plurals
http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/plurals_forming_table.htm

Forming Plurals of Medical Words
http://www.mtworld.com/tools_resources/medical_plurals.html

Forming Plurals of Medical Words
http://www.meditec.com/resourcestools/medical-words/medical-plurals/

Medical Terminology – Singular To Plural Form [FLASHCARDS]
http://www.cram.com/flashcards/medical-terminology-singular-to-plural-form-1714700

Medical Terminology – Medical Antonyms [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/13324321/medical-terminology-medical-antonyms-flash-cards/

Medical Terminology Synonyms [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/2028672/medical-terminology-synonyms-flash-cards/

Medical Terminology – Medical Homonyms [FLASHCARDS]
https://quizlet.com/13324445/medical-terminology-medical-homonyms-flash-cards/