Medical Overview Training
8:30-8:45 Welcome
Management Introduction
Jay's slides: Intro
8:45-10:00 Medical Terminology
MedlinePlus Medical Dictionary
NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
See Metric System (Merck Manual) and Prefixes
Word Parts from MedlinePlus, page 2 in Supplement
Medical Glossary, page 2-4 in Supplement
Merck Breath SoundsMain slides
Occupational Toxicology
Important Concepts in Occupational Toxicology, page 5-6 in Supplement
Occupational Lung Diseases
Haz-Map: Interstitial Lung Diseases
10:15 PFT
4 Readers, p. 7;
Merck on PFT and Lung Diseases
Main slides
Haz-Map: Query by PFT Findings (Note that asthma is reversible and COPD is not.)
Problem, p. 11
10:50 CXR
4 Readers, p. 13-14;
Look up "mediastinum" in MedlinePlus dictionary.
Chest X-ray Made Easy, in Supplement, p. 10-12
Main slides
Haz-Map: Query by Chest X-ray Findings
Supplement, page 13, ILO classification system
NIOSH: ILO Classification System
11:25-Noon Asbestosis
4 Readers, p. 15;
Main slides
Amosite and Crocidolite Asbestos
Merck: Asbestos-Related Plaques
1:00 Silicosis
4 Readers, p. 16;
Main slides
Merck: Silicosis--Eggshell Calcifications
Merck: Silicosis--Conglomerate
1:25 Cancer
4 Readers, p. 17-18 and 22
Main slides
Download large PDF file on Global Cancer Facts & Figures 2007
Merck: Defenses Against Cancer
Neviskin CA.ppt
Supplement, page 24, Secondary Cancers, Likely Primaries
2:10-2:30 Leukemia
4 Readers, p. 25
Main slides
Haz-Map: Benzene, Aplastic Anemia, and Leukemia
2:45 Impairment
4 Readers, p. 26
Main slides
2 Problems, p. 27
3:15 Q & A
Jeopardy.doc
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| billion | giga | G | ||
| 1 000 000 | million | mega | M | |
| 1000 | thousand | kilo | k | |
| 100 | hundred | hecto | h | |
| 10 | ten | deca | da | |
| 0.1 | tenth | deci | d | |
| hundreth | centi | c | ||
| thousandth | milli | m | ||
| millioneth | micro | µ | ||
| billioneth | nano | n | ||
| trillioneth | pico | p |
Metric System Weights and Volume
One cent weighs 2.5 g. A nickel weighs 5 g.
1 ml (milliliter) of water is the same as 1 cm3 (cubic centimeter) and weighs 1 g (gram).
5 ml = 1 tsp. 30 ml = 1 oz.
Revised: May 30, 2018