Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Medical records review, 4th ed.
This volume gives lawyers involved in personal injury litigation in the United States guidance on how to read and evaluate medical records. The authors (a registered nurse and a litigation paralegal at Sonoma State U.) take the reader on a tour of the human anatomy and medical practices while describing terminology and abbreviations used by medical professionals. Chapters individually address understanding medical records, sources and components of medical records, body structure and function, diagnostic testing modalities, therapeutic treatment modalities, diagnosis and treatment of selected problems, obtaining medical records, summarizing medical records, use of medical consultants, and medical records in discovery and at trial. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
