The Aamt Book Of Style

This Student Workbook is the perfect companion to the AAMT Book of Style, the recognized authority on medical transcription styles, forms, and practices. Organized logically by topic, the workbook helps students learn and memorize the AAMT Book of Style guidelines and standards, offers clear instructions for applying the guidelines and standards on the job, and provides opportunities for review, self-assessment, and in-class testing. It is the only training manual developed by AAMT and focused specifically on AAMT guidelines and standards. A bonus CD-ROM features dictation exercises and review questions, enabling readers to practice and assess their skills.

Long known as "the gold standard" for medical transcriptionists, The AAMT Book of Style for Medical Transcription addresses points of grammar, punctuation, style, usage, editing, and much more. This new, improved Second Edition includes a comprehensive index prepared by a professional indexer. Style points have been reworked and enhanced, examples have been augmented for added clarity, practical hints have been placed in the margins, and points of grammar, punctuation, and usage are identified. The book is wider so that it lies flat when open and the type style and format are easier on the eye. A CD-ROM (.pdf) version is included with the book at no extra cost.

Here's the updated, expanded 2nd Edition of the popular pocket guide that answers any questions of style, format, spelling, punctuation, grammar, or number use. Features correct and incorrect examples, rationales, and more. Alphabetically organized for quick reference! Provides correct and incorrect examples to help clarify important concepts. Identifies commonly made errors with a Dont warning. Gives rationales for certain rules and examples, as well as cross references to those rules. Delivers 6 new chapters: Brief Forms, Short Forms, and Medical Slang; Electronic Mail; Faxing Documents; Grammar Help; Obstetric Terms; and Rules to Transcribe By. Plus, a new Appendix provides helpful reference information. Addresses new technologies, such as electronic spell-checkers, e-mail, facsimiles, and page breaks on a computer. Devotes more attention to the differentiation of styles that are accepted in practice. Offers expanded lists of commonly used abbreviations, commonly used short forms, genus and species lists, and other unusual medical terms. Features a revised, updated, and clarified section on rules of grammar that corresponds with changes in Medical Keyboarding, Typing, and Transcribing: Techniques and Procedures, 4th Edition.

Written by the acting president of the American Association of Medical Transcription, this title provides more than 100,000 surgical terms spelled out and arranged alphabetically for quick retrieval. More than 275 important categories such as anesthetics, positions, sutures, procedures, prostheses, and abraders have extensive sublistings that are fully cross-referenced.

AAMT Book of Style, Second Edition, Electronic provides medical language professionals with hands-on access to the content in the Book of Style manual. This new electronic format allows users to search, find information quickly, and apply it in their daily work, academically or professionally. The functionality is in an easy-to-use, searchable interface including Browsing Index by topic and subtopic, by category, Search by topic, Bookmark any topic, and other features to ensure your work is accurate and represents the highest standards. Windows Compatible

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