Health and Medical
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