Workbook to accompany Thomson Delmar Learning's comprehensive medical assisting

administrative and clinical competencies

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Workbook to accompany Thomson Delmar Learning's comprehensive medical assisting

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English
Pages
1100

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Clifton Park, NY

Table of Contents

SECTION I: GENERAL PROCEDURES: UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ASSISTING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS: Medical assisting as a profession
Health care settings and the health care team
History of medicine
UNIT 2: THE THERAPEUTIC APPROACH: Therapeutic communication skills
Coping skills for the medical assistant
The therapeutic approach to the patient with life-threatening illness
UNIT 3: RESPONSIBLE MEDICAL PRACTICE: Legal considerations
Ethical considerations
Emergency procedures and first aid
SECTION II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES: UNIT 4: INTEGRATED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES: Creating the facility environment
Computers in the ambulatory care setting
Telecommunications
Patient scheduling
Medical records management
Written communications
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UNIT 5: MANAGING FACILITY FINANCES: Daily financial practices
Medical insurance
Medical insurance coding
Billing and collections
Accounting practices
SECTION III: CLINICAL PROCEDURES: UNIT 6: INTEGRATED CLINICAL PROCEDURES: Infection control, medical asepsis, and sterilization
Taking a medical history, the patient's chart, and methods of documentation
Vital signs and measurements
The physical examination
UNIT 7: ASSISTING WITH SPECIALTY EXAMINATIONS AND PROCEDURES: Obstetrics and gynecology
Pediatrics
Male reproductive system
Gerontology
Examinations and procedures of body systems
UNIT 9: ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES: Assisting with office/ambulatory surgery
Diagnostic imagery
Rehabilitation and therapeutic modalities
Nutrition in health and disease
Basic pharmacology
Calculation of medication dosage and medication administration
Electrocardiography
UNIT 9: LABORATORY PROCEDURES: Safety and regulatory guidelines in the medical laboratory
Introduction to the medical laboratory
Phlebotomy: venipuncture and capillary puncture
Hematology
Urinalysis
Basic microbiology
Specialty laboratory tests
SECTION IV: PROFESSIONAL PROCEDURES: UNIT 10: OFFICE AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: The medical assistant as office manager
The medical assistant as human resources manager
UNIT 11: ENTRY INTO THE PROFESSION: Preparing for medical assisting credentials
Employment strategies
Glossary of terms
Appendices.

Edition Notes

Previous ed. has title: Delmar's comprehensive medical assisting.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Titles
Comprehensive medical assisting, Medical assisting, Delmar's comprehensive medical assisting.

Classifications

Library of Congress
R728.8 .D396 2006, Suppl.,

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 1100 p. :
Number of pages
1100

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24390806M
Internet Archive
workbooktoaccomp00lind
ISBN 10
1401881254
ISBN 13
9781401881252
OCLC/WorldCat
140827755

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