,B978-03216.X/Elsevir(Sngapo)PtLdWorkbook for
ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN
DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
Seventh Edition
K. Minchella, PhD, CMA (AAMA)
Margaret Schell Frazier, RN, BS, CMA (AAMA)
Retired
Former Chair, Health and Human Services Division
Program Chair, Medical Assisting Program
Ivy Tech State College, Northeast
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Clinical Director
Faith Community Health Clinic
Angola, Indiana
Presently
President/Consultant/Author, M & M Consulting
Hudson, Indiana
Tracie Fuqua, BS, CMA (AAMA)
Medical Assistant Program Chair
Wallace State Community College
Hanceville, Alabama
,Elsevier
3251 Riverport Lane
St. Louis, Missouri 63043
WORKBOOK FOR ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN DISEASES ISBN: 978-0-323-71263-7
AND CONDITIONS, SEVENTH EDITION
Copyright © 2021 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without
permission in writing from the publisher, except that, until further notice, instructors requiring their stu-
dents to purchase Workbook For Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions, 7ed by Margaret Frazier,
may reproduce the contents or parts thereof for instructional purposes, provided each copy contains a
proper copyright notice as follows: Copyright © 2021 by Elsevier Inc.
Details on how to seek permission, further information about the Publisher’s permissions policies and
our arrangements with organizations such as the Copyright Clearance Center and the Copyright Licens-
ing Agency, can be found at our website: www.elsevier.com/permissions.
This book and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by the Publisher
(other than as may be noted herein).
Although for mechanical reasons all pages of this publication are perforated, only those pages imprinted
with an Elsevier Inc. copyright notice are intended for removal.
Notice
Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating
and using any information, methods, compounds or experiments described herein. Because of rapid
advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dos-
ages should be made. To the fullest extent of the law, no responsibility is assumed by Elsevier, authors,
editors or contributors for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products li-
ability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions,
or ideas contained in the material herein.
Previous editions copyrighted 2016, 2013, 2009, 2004, 2000, 1996.
Content Strategist: Kristin R. Wilhelm
Content Development Specialist: Rebecca Leenhouts
Publishing Services Manager: Deepthi Unni
Project Manager: Srividhya Vidhyashankar
Printed in United States of America
Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
, Introduction
Developing an understanding of disease processes is an exciting and fascinating facet of the health care provider’s edu-
cation. Considering that disease conditions are universally experienced, not only do most of us have a natural curiosity
about them, but as health care providers, it is essential that we are cognizant of the many components of disease. The
study of current medical information on the more common clinical disorders encountered in the health care field presents
a challenge to any student.
Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions, seventh edition, attempts to condense and simplify current medical in-
formation on the more common clinical disorders encountered in the health field and physician’s office. This companion
workbook is intended to present an orderly and concise review of information and to assist you in investigating diseases
of the human body. The authors of this workbook, all medical-assisting educators and CMAs-AAMAs, recognize how es-
sential it is for you to have an organized means of reinforcing and reviewing information presented in the text and during
class sessions. It is our goal to provide a tool that will bolster the educational experience as you study pathophysiology,
as well as to help you approach learning the basics of the human pathologic condition.
Students have previously expressed their desire to have a workbook or study guide to help with studying notes and
preparing for examinations. This workbook is a means to review pertinent information, making it more likely that you
will remember diseases along with their signs, symptoms, and treatments.
This workbook has been planned to follow the textbook chapters in an orderly fashion. Each chapter of the workbook
follows the body systems and presents the review material in the following order:
■ Word Definitions
■ Glossary Terms
■ Short Answer
■ Fill-in-the-Blank
■ Anatomical Structures
■ Patient Screening
■ Patient Teaching
■ Pharmacology Questions
■ Essay Questions
■ Certification Exam Review (Multiple Choice)
WORD DEFINITIONS
The sections titled Word Definitions list essential words to help you develop and understand disease entities. The use of
a medical dictionary or medical terminology book may be necessary to arrive at the correct meaning of each word as it
is used in the textbook.
GLOSSARY TERMS
Glossary terms are boldfaced and/or italicized in each chapter and presented in the glossary section in the back of the
textbook (Unless the word is adequately explained in the text adjacent to it’s mention). It is suggested that you attempt to
recall the information presented in class lecture and then confirm the definition with the textbook glossary.
SHORT ANSWER
Short-answer questions are included in each chapter as a method of providing you with a means of recall. These questions
address pertinent facts of selected diseases discussed in the chapter.
FILL-IN-THE-BLANK
Fill-in-the-blank questions provide an opportunity for you to apply one-word or short answers, again to help reinforce and
review the information presented. Answers are provided in word lists for rapid recognition.
iii
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ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN
DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
Seventh Edition
K. Minchella, PhD, CMA (AAMA)
Margaret Schell Frazier, RN, BS, CMA (AAMA)
Retired
Former Chair, Health and Human Services Division
Program Chair, Medical Assisting Program
Ivy Tech State College, Northeast
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Clinical Director
Faith Community Health Clinic
Angola, Indiana
Presently
President/Consultant/Author, M & M Consulting
Hudson, Indiana
Tracie Fuqua, BS, CMA (AAMA)
Medical Assistant Program Chair
Wallace State Community College
Hanceville, Alabama
,Elsevier
3251 Riverport Lane
St. Louis, Missouri 63043
WORKBOOK FOR ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN DISEASES ISBN: 978-0-323-71263-7
AND CONDITIONS, SEVENTH EDITION
Copyright © 2021 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without
permission in writing from the publisher, except that, until further notice, instructors requiring their stu-
dents to purchase Workbook For Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions, 7ed by Margaret Frazier,
may reproduce the contents or parts thereof for instructional purposes, provided each copy contains a
proper copyright notice as follows: Copyright © 2021 by Elsevier Inc.
Details on how to seek permission, further information about the Publisher’s permissions policies and
our arrangements with organizations such as the Copyright Clearance Center and the Copyright Licens-
ing Agency, can be found at our website: www.elsevier.com/permissions.
This book and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by the Publisher
(other than as may be noted herein).
Although for mechanical reasons all pages of this publication are perforated, only those pages imprinted
with an Elsevier Inc. copyright notice are intended for removal.
Notice
Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating
and using any information, methods, compounds or experiments described herein. Because of rapid
advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dos-
ages should be made. To the fullest extent of the law, no responsibility is assumed by Elsevier, authors,
editors or contributors for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products li-
ability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions,
or ideas contained in the material herein.
Previous editions copyrighted 2016, 2013, 2009, 2004, 2000, 1996.
Content Strategist: Kristin R. Wilhelm
Content Development Specialist: Rebecca Leenhouts
Publishing Services Manager: Deepthi Unni
Project Manager: Srividhya Vidhyashankar
Printed in United States of America
Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
, Introduction
Developing an understanding of disease processes is an exciting and fascinating facet of the health care provider’s edu-
cation. Considering that disease conditions are universally experienced, not only do most of us have a natural curiosity
about them, but as health care providers, it is essential that we are cognizant of the many components of disease. The
study of current medical information on the more common clinical disorders encountered in the health care field presents
a challenge to any student.
Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions, seventh edition, attempts to condense and simplify current medical in-
formation on the more common clinical disorders encountered in the health field and physician’s office. This companion
workbook is intended to present an orderly and concise review of information and to assist you in investigating diseases
of the human body. The authors of this workbook, all medical-assisting educators and CMAs-AAMAs, recognize how es-
sential it is for you to have an organized means of reinforcing and reviewing information presented in the text and during
class sessions. It is our goal to provide a tool that will bolster the educational experience as you study pathophysiology,
as well as to help you approach learning the basics of the human pathologic condition.
Students have previously expressed their desire to have a workbook or study guide to help with studying notes and
preparing for examinations. This workbook is a means to review pertinent information, making it more likely that you
will remember diseases along with their signs, symptoms, and treatments.
This workbook has been planned to follow the textbook chapters in an orderly fashion. Each chapter of the workbook
follows the body systems and presents the review material in the following order:
■ Word Definitions
■ Glossary Terms
■ Short Answer
■ Fill-in-the-Blank
■ Anatomical Structures
■ Patient Screening
■ Patient Teaching
■ Pharmacology Questions
■ Essay Questions
■ Certification Exam Review (Multiple Choice)
WORD DEFINITIONS
The sections titled Word Definitions list essential words to help you develop and understand disease entities. The use of
a medical dictionary or medical terminology book may be necessary to arrive at the correct meaning of each word as it
is used in the textbook.
GLOSSARY TERMS
Glossary terms are boldfaced and/or italicized in each chapter and presented in the glossary section in the back of the
textbook (Unless the word is adequately explained in the text adjacent to it’s mention). It is suggested that you attempt to
recall the information presented in class lecture and then confirm the definition with the textbook glossary.
SHORT ANSWER
Short-answer questions are included in each chapter as a method of providing you with a means of recall. These questions
address pertinent facts of selected diseases discussed in the chapter.
FILL-IN-THE-BLANK
Fill-in-the-blank questions provide an opportunity for you to apply one-word or short answers, again to help reinforce and
review the information presented. Answers are provided in word lists for rapid recognition.
iii
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