Medical Terminiology Honors
Medical Terminology and Math Honors
- Course #8384XA
- 1 Credit/Elective
- 36 Weeks
Description
- Learn medical concepts, terms, and abbreviations essential for patient care
- Apply the components of medical terminology (i.e., prefixes, suffixes, and word roots
- Engage in topics related to each body system’s anatomy and physiology, pathology, laboratory testing and clinical procedures, therapeutic interventions, and pharmacology
- Explore the role of technology in the healthcare field
- Learn about the healthcare delivery system, including health careers, common medical specialities, types of healthcare settings, and patient care services
- Apply mathematical principles to solutions and dilutions, intravenous drug calculations, and pediatric/geriatric dosing.
- Learn ratios, rates, and proportions
- Practice probability, data collection, and medical research
- Honors science credit requires additional complex application of the content. This can be demonstrated through additional lab work, student research projects or an equivalent