Tuesday, April 17, 2007

What books are needed to do medical transcription?

What books are needed to do medical transcription?

    An English dictionary, a grammar and style guide, a complete medical dictionary, a drug index, a laboratory and pathology word book, a medical word book by specialty, a surgery word book, a medical abbreviation word book, other specialty word books and a physician directory.

    A few medical books that are used by MTs are lin the following list:
    2000 American Drug Index by Billups, by Facts and Comparisons, sold through Stedman's
    Saunders' Pharmaceutical Drug Book by Drake & Drake
    Quick-Look Drug Book
    The Medical Word Book by Sloane, 3rd Edition, Saunders
    Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language by Gramercy
    Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary,Saunders
    Stedman's Medical Dictionary
    Stedman's Radiology and Oncology Words
    Stedman's Dermatology and Immunology Words
    Stedman's Orthopedic and Rehab Words
    Word Book in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine by Sloane/Dusseau, Saunders
    The Medical and Health Sciences Word Book
    The Surgical Word Book by Tessier, Saunders
    GI Words and Phrases by HPI
    Medical Abbreviations by Neal M. Davis
    Stedman's Abbreviations, Anacronyms, and Symbols
    Saunders' Abbreviations
    Cardiology Words and Phrases by HPI
    Stedman's OB-GYN Words
    American Psychiatric Glossary by American Psychiatric Press, Inc.
    The Herb Book by John Lust
    And many more

No comments: