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Introduction to Health Science
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Contents in Brief
Chapter 1 Welcome to the Field of Health Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Unit 1 Health Informatics Career Pathway
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Chapter 2 Career Skills in Health Informatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 3 Fundamental Skills in Health Informatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Chapter 4 Professional Knowledge in Health Informatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Chapter 5 Academic Knowledge: Medical Terminology and Body Organization . . . . . . . . 144
Unit 2 Therapeutic Career Pathway
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Chapter 6 Career Skills in Therapeutic Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Chapter 7 Fundamental Skills in Therapeutic Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Chapter 8 Professional Knowledge in Therapeutic Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Chapter 9 Academic Knowledge: Body Systems for Support and Movement . . . . . . . . . . 288
Unit 3 Diagnostic Career Pathway.
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Chapter 10 Career Skills in Diagnostic Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Chapter 11 Fundamental Skills in Diagnostic Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Chapter 12 Professional Knowledge in Diagnostic Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Chapter 13 Academic Knowledge: Body Systems for Transportation and Exchange . . . . . 438
Unit 4 Support Services Career Pathway
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Chapter 14 Career Skills in Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Chapter 15 Fundamental Skills in Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524
Chapter 16 Professional Knowledge in Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556
Chapter 17 Academic Knowledge: Body Systems for Maintenance and Continuation . . . . 588
Unit 5 Biotechnology Career Pathway
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Chapter 18 Career Skills in Biotechnology Research and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626
Chapter 19 Fundamental Skills in Biotechnology Research and Development . . . . . . . . . . 666
Chapter 20 Professional Knowledge in Biotechnology Research and Development . . . . . . 694
Chapter 21 Academic Knowledge: Body Systems for Regulation and Communication. . . . 720