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Medical Transcription

GES 113 -- 240 hours

Course Outline

Complete the medical terminology portion of the course using the textbook and audio provided as well as the exercises provided on the GES web site. The textbook covers the following ten units.
1. Intro to medical and anatomic terms
2. Blood cells, cardiovascular, and lymphatic systems
3. Nervous system and tumors
4. Digestive system
5. Muscles, bones, and joints
6. Male reproductive and urinary systems
7. Female reproductive system, obstetrics, and neonatology
8. Ear, nose, respiratory system, and special senses
9. Directions and regions of the body.
10. Pathogenic organisms, endocrine system, and medical specialties


Complete the medical transcription portion of the course using the text-workbook and transcription equipment provided plus completing the 20 units on the GES web site. The text-workbook covers the following information.
1. Ten inpatient cases involving the following systems of the body.
   1. Reproductive system
   2. Musculoskeletal system
   3. Cardiopulmonary system
   4. Integumentary system
   5. Urinary system
   6. Nervous system
   7. Digestive system
   8. Endocrine system
   9. Lymphatic system
   10. Respiratory system
2. Ten inpatient reports utilizing a variety of body systems and formatting. These reports can be used as tests or as extra assignments. They do not test on a specific inpatient case.
3. Twenty-five outpatient cases, as listed below.
   1. Gynecology Operative Report
   2. Pathology Report
   3. Cytology Report
   4. Oncology Consult
   5. Infectious Disease SOAP Note
   6. Pulmonology Procedure Note
   7. Oncology Consult
   8. Correspondence
   9. Infectious Disease Consult
   10. Pediatrics-Emergency Center Report
   11. Internal Medicine History and Physical
   12. Psychiatry Consult
   13. Radiology-Echocardiogram Report
   14. Radiology-Colonoscopy Procedure Note
   15. Radiology-CT Scan of Abdomen
   16. Infectious Disease HPIP Note
   17. Radiology-Mammogram and CT scan of Abdomen
   18. Oncology Consult
   19. Correspondence
   20. Pulmonology-Sleep Study
   21. Psychiatry Consult
   22. Radiology-MRI
   23. Pediatrics-Emergency Center Report
   24. Hematology Consult
   25. Correspondence
4. Ten outpatient reports using a variety of body systems and formatting. These reports can be used as tests or as extra assignments. They do not test on specific outpatient reports.


Skill-Building
1. Medical Terminology Made Easy includes in the appendices
   1. List of weights and measures
   2. List of chemical symbols
   3. Sample history and physical exam report
   4. Ten crossword puzzles
2. Hillcrest Medical Center skill-builders include
   1. Six crossword puzzles
   2. Ten proofreading exercises
   3. Proofreaders' marks as used by professional editors
   4. List of challenging medical words and phrases.
   5. CMTips
   6. How to build a reference library for the medical transcriptionist
3. GES web site skill-builders include an
   1. Audio icon on which medical terms are pronounced
   2. Atlas icon with medical illustrations of human anatomy