RMT CKT study plan
RMT CKT · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Medical Terminology and Word Building
Build a personal reference sheet of the 60 most common combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes with meanings and two example terms each
Decode 100 unfamiliar medical terms by splitting them into prefix, root, and suffix and writing a plain-English gloss for each
Apply the standard pluralization rules (a to ae, is to es, um to a, us to i, on to a) to 40 singular terms and verify each against a medical dictionary
Distinguish commonly confused look-alike and sound-alike term pairs (for example ileum/ilium, dysphagia/dysphasia) by writing a one-line differentiator for 25 pairs
Your checkpoint
A 100-term decoding worksheet with word-part breakdowns, correct plurals, and plain-English definitions, scored against a medical dictionary at 90% or better accuracy
Medical Terminology and Word Building
Organize body-system terminology (cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, musculoskeletal, nervous, endocrine, integumentary, reproductive, lymphatic) into a system-by-system glossary of at least 15 terms each
Construct 40 surgical, diagnostic, and procedural terms from roots plus suffixes such as -ectomy, -otomy, -ostomy, -plasty, -scopy, -graphy, and -logy
Convert 30 abbreviations and symbols into their expanded forms and flag which ones are on the Joint Commission do-not-use list
Write 20 original one-sentence clinical statements that each use at least two correctly built medical terms
Your checkpoint
A ten-system terminology glossary of 150 or more entries plus a 20-item abbreviation expansion quiz you score at 90% or better
Anatomy, Physiology, and Disease Processes
Map the major anatomical structures of each body system and label their relative positions using correct directional terms (anterior, posterior, proximal, distal, medial, lateral, superior, inferior)
Explain the normal physiology of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal systems in writing, tracing one pathway or process per system in your own words
Match 40 common disease processes to their affected anatomy, defining sign or symptom, and standard diagnostic test
Differentiate 20 frequently confused condition pairs (for example cystitis/pyelonephritis, angina/infarction) by mechanism and presentation
Your checkpoint
A 40-row disease-process table (condition, anatomy affected, key findings, typical diagnostic test) plus a one-page written explanation of three normal physiological processes
Anatomy, Physiology, and Disease Processes & Pharmacology and Laboratory Medicine
Explain the mechanism of action, common indications, and major adverse effects for 25 high-frequency drug classes without consulting notes
Convert 30 drug names between brand and generic forms and record the correct capitalization convention for each
Interpret 25 common laboratory values by stating the reference range, what an elevated result suggests, and what a decreased result suggests
Identify the correct unit, format, and abbreviation conventions for lab results, dosages, and routes in transcribed text
Your checkpoint
A combined drug-class and lab-value reference card set (25 drugs, 25 labs) plus a 25-item self-test scored at 85% or better
Milestones
Week 4: Score 85% or better on a 50-item cumulative self-test covering word building, anatomy and physiology, disease processes, and pharmacology and laboratory basics; any domain below 75% gets scheduled for review in weeks 5 and 6