Tuesday, May 15, 2012

General Coding References



General coding References on the Web:

Online Pathophysiology references

Knowing pathology and disease processes and treatments is crucial for coding and Part I
of the CCS exam; this site is Merk Manual online and it specifies pathophysiology,
symptoms/signs, treatment and more for a myriad of conditions.

http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/tables/296tb2.jsp

Anatomy: (there are plenty of sites including Gray’s Anatomy)

http://www.bartleby.com/107/
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/wnor/homepage.htm
http://www.netterimages.com

Pharmacology References:

www.pdr.net
www.rxlist.com
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

Abbreviation/Acronym website:

http://www.acronymfinder.com

Online Medical Dictionary websites:


(this site is rich with great sources: encyclopedia, medical dictionary, etc.)
and there is an online Dorland’s

 http://www.dorlands.com/wsearch.jsp

General Surgery/Procedure references:

http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_adam.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcnszSzcontentzSzadamzSzencyzSzarticlezSzsurgidxazPzhtm
http://www.yoursurgery.com
http://www.vesalius.com
http://www.or-live.com/upcomingBroadcasts.cfm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/surgeryvideos.html

Medical Terminology: Knowing medical terminology is very crucial to medical coding;
one can figure out the meaning of a complex procedural term just by breaking down the
term into the prefix, suffix, etc and applying the meaning of each; check the full list of
prefix's & suffix's.

http://www.mtworld.com/tools_resources/root_words.php?letter=all