Update & Change Log

Update & Change Log

August 2, 2024 – Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e published

• Chapters divided into sections.
• New chapters added to the resource: Chapter 18 and 19.
• Addition of chapter review worksheets (Word docs).
• Reference section created for each chapter inclusive of new links and update any references in text.
• Figure and image numbering updated for all chapters; image description links updated.
• Broken links repaired with new links or new sources, reference updated.
• Accessibility and user experience updates throughout book
• Text versions of H5P added to improve accessibility & offline/PDF user experience
• H5p activities updated, and errata identified, and corrections made:
  • Statement added to Medical Reports as not intended to represent actual format of reports.
  • Respiratory system
    • Definition of Hilum: The first part is the definition of Carina.
    • Carina: The carina is a ridge of cartilage that separates the two main bronchi.
    • Hilum: The hilum is a ridge of cartilage that separates the two main bronchi. A concave region where blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves also enter the lungs.
  • Urinary system dialogue
    • renogram, pyelolithotomy, glomerulonephritis.
    • the term for VCUG voiding cystourethrogram and it should be void cystourethrogram.
    • one of the dialogue cards, on both sides: ureterostenosis.
  • Male Reproductive dialogue cards
    • Rection should be resection.
• Addition and adaptation of updated H5P activities from Medical Terminology by Grimm et al.  New dialogue cards added to several chapters and audio recorded:
  • Chapter 2 – Medical Language Within the Context of Anatomy and Physiology (3 dialogue cards added)
  • Chapter 3 – Integumentary (39 dialogue cards added).
  • Chapter 5 – Urinary (4 dialogue cards added).
  • Chapter 6 – Male Reproductive Word parts (30 dialogue cards added).
  • Chapter 7 – Female Reproductive Not easily broken down (17 dialogue cards added).
  • Chapter 8 – Obstetrics Not easily broken down (9 dialogue cards added).
  • Chapter 13 – Skeletal System Abbreviations accordion added.

April 2024

• H5p activities updated, and errata identified, and corrections made:
  • Statement added to Medical Reports as not intended to represent actual format of reports.
  • Respiratory system
    • Definition of Hilum: The first part is the definition of Carina.
    • Carina: The carina is a ridge of cartilage that separates the two main bronchi.
    • Hilum: The hilum is a ridge of cartilage that separates the two main bronchi. A concave region where blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves also enter the lungs.
  • Urinary system dialogue
    • renogram, pyelolithotomy, glomerulonephritis.
    • the term for VCUG voiding cystourethrogram and it should be void cystourethrogram.
    • one of the dialogue cards, on both sides: ureterostenosis.
  • Male Reproductive dialogue cards
    • Rection should be resection.

August 4, 2020

• Original Publication Building a Medical Terminology Foundation