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Clinical and Administrative Procedures
By- Kathy Bonewit-West, BS, MEd, Coordinator and Instructor, Medical Assistant Technology, Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH, Former member, Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants
- Sue Hunt, MA, RN, CMA (AAMA), Former Professor and Coordinator, Medical Assisting Program, Middlesex Community College, Lowell, MA
- Edith Applegate, MS, Professor of Sciences and Mathematics, Kettering College of Medical Arts, Kettering, OH
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For the first time all in one volume heres everything you need to prepare for a successful career as a medical assistant! Todays Medical Assistant: Clinical & Administrative Procedures is a hands-on, comprehensive guide to all of the concepts and skills you need for success in todays busy medical office: medical knowledge, clinical skills, and administrative details. No other medical assisting text provides everything you need in such a practical, accessible package! Bringing together the clinical know-how of Kathy Bonewit-West, the administrative expertise of Sue Hunt, and the anatomy and physiology knowledge of Edith Applegate, this unique text offers a single-volume, manageable approach to both clinical and administrative procedures, as well as an essential understanding of anatomy and physiology. It provides a solid foundation for success in todays fast-paced medical office, covering all the concepts and skills needed for modern medical assisting and their application to real-life situations.
Book,
Published: October 2012
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4557-5335-2
Contents
Section 1: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ASSISTING
1. The Health Care System
2. The Professional Medical Assistant
3. Ethics and Law for the Medical Office
4. Interacting with Patients
Section 2: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY COMPONENT
5. Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
6. Integumentary System
7. Skeletal System
8. Muscular System
9. Nervous System
10. The Senses
11. Endocrine System
12. Circulatory System
13. Respiratory System
14. Digestive System
15. Urinary System
16. Reproductive System
Section 3: CLINICAL COMPONENT
17. Medical Asepsis and the OSHA Standard
18. Sterilization and Disinfection
19. Vital Signs
20. The Physical Examination
21. Eye and Ear Assessment and Procedures
22. Physical Agents to Promote Tissue Healing
23. The Gynecologic Examination and Prenatal Care
24. The Pediatric Examination
25. Minor Office Surgery
26. Administration of Medication and Intravenous Therapy
27. Cardiopulmonary Procedures
28. Specialty Examinations and Procedures:
Colon Procedures
Male Reproductive Health
Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
29. Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
30. Urinalysis
31. Phlebotomy
32. Hematology
33. Blood Chemistry and Serology
34. Medical Microbiology
35. Emergency Medical Procedures
Section 4: ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENT
36. The Medical Record
37. Patient Reception
38. Medical Office Computerization
39. Telephone Techniques
40. Scheduling Appointments
41. Medical Records Management
42. Written Communications
43. Mail
44. Managing Practice Finances
45. Medical Coding
46. Medical Insurance
47. Billing and Collections
48. The Medical Assistant as Office Manager
49. Obtaining Employment
Appendices
A. Medical Abbreviations
B. Spanish-English Phrases
C. Community Resources for the Medical Assistant
Glossary
Procedures on DVDs
(Chapters 1-16 do not contain procedures)
DVD 1
Chapter 17: Medical Asepsis and the OSHA Standard
17-1: Handwashing
17-2: Applying an Alcohol-Based Hand Rub
17-3: Applying and Removing Clean Disposable Gloves
Chapter 18: Sterilization and Disinfection
18-1: Sanitation of Instruments
18-2 and 18-3: Wrapping Instruments Using Paper or Muslin and Wrapping Instruments Using a Pouch
18-4: Sterilizing Articles in the Autoclave
Chapter 19: Vital Signs
19-1: Measuring Oral Body Temperature
19-2: Measuring Axillary Body Temperature
19-3: Measuring Rectal Body Temperature
19-4: Measuring Aural Body Temperature
19-5: Measuring Temporal Artery Body Temperature
19-6: Measuring Pulse and Respiration
19-7: Measuring Apical Pulse
19-8: Performing Pulse Oximetry
19-9: Measuring Blood Pressure
Chapter 20: The Physical Examination
20-1: Measuring Weight and Height
20-2 - 20-9: Positioning and Draping
20-10: Assisting with the Physical Examination
Chapter 21: Eye and Ear Assessment and Procedures
21-1: Assessing Distance Visual Acuity Adult
21-1: Assessing Distance Visual Acuity Child
21-2: Assessing Color Vision
21-3: Performing an Eye Irrigation
21-4: Performing an Eye Instillation
21-5: Performing an Ear Irrigation
21-6: Performing an Ear Instillation
DVD 2
Chapter 22: Physical Agents to Promote Tissue Healing
22-1: Applying a Heating Pad
22-2: Applying a Hot Soak
22-3: Applying a Hot Compress
22-4: Applying an Ice Bag
22-5: Applying a Cold Compress
22-6: Applying a Chemical Pack
22-7: Measuring for Axillary Crutches
22-8: Instructing the Patient in Crutch Gaits
22-9: Instructing a Patient in the Use of the Cane
22-10: Instructing a Patient in the Use of a Walker
Chapter 23: The Gynecologic Examination and Prenatal Care
23-1: Breast Self-Examination Instructions
23-2: Assisting with a Gynecological Examination
23-3: Assisting with a Return Prenatal Examination
Chapter 24: The Pediatric Examination
24-1: Measuring Weight and Length of an Infant
24-2: Measuring Head and Chest Circumference of an Infant
24-3: Calculating Growth Percentiles
24-4: Applying a Pediatric Urine Collector
Chapter 25: Minor Office Surgery
25-A: Applying Bandages
25-1: Applying and Removing Sterile Gloves
25-2 and 25-3: Opening a Sterile Package, Adding a Peel-Pack Dressing, and Pouring a Sterile Solution
25-4: Changing a Sterile Dressing
25-5: Removing Sutures and Staples
25-6: Applying Adhesive Skin Closures
25-7: Assisting with Minor Office Surgery
DVD 3
Chapter 26: Administration of Medication and Intravenous Therapy
26-2: Preparing an Injection
26-3: Reconstituting a Powdered Drug
26-4: Administering a Subcutaneous Injection
26-5: Administering an Intramuscular Injection
26-6: Administering an Injection using the Z-Track Method
26-7: Administering an Intradermal Injection
Chapter 27: Cardiopulmonary Procedures
27-1: Running a 12-Lead, Three Channel Electrocardiogram
27-2: Spirometry Testing
Chapter 28: Specialty Examinations and Procedures: Colon Procedures, Male Reproductive Health, and Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
28-1, 28-2: Fecal Occult Blood Testing and Developing the Hemoccult Slide
Chapter 30: Urinalysis
30-1: Clean-Catch Midstream Specimen Collection Instructions
30-2: Chemical Testing of Urine with the Multistix 10 SG Reagent Strip
30-4: Performing a Urine Pregnancy Test
Chapter 31: Phlebotomy
31-1: Venipuncture Vacuum Tube Method
31-2: Venipuncture Butterfly Method
Chapter 32: Hematology
32-A: Performing a Hemoglobin Determination
32-1: Performing a Hematocrit Determination
32-2: Preparing a Blood Smear for a Differential Cell Count
DVD 4
Clinical
Chapter 33: Blood Chemistry and Serology
33-1: Blood Glucose Measurement Using the Accu-Chek Advantage Glucose Meter
33-B: Performing a Rapid Mononucleosis Test
Chapter 34: Medical Microbiology
34-A: Rapid Strep Testing
34-2: Collecting a Specimen for a Throat Culture
Administrative
Chapter 36: The Medical Record
36-2: Release of Medical Information
36-3: Preparing the Medical Record
Chapter 37: Patient Reception
37-1: Obtaining New Patient Information
Chapter 39: Telephone Techniques
39-2: Taking a Telephone Message
Chapter 40: Scheduling Appointments
40-2: Making an Appointment
40-5: Scheduling Inpatient or Outpatient Diagnostic Tests or Procedures
Chapter 41: Medical Records Management
41-1: Filing Patient Records Alphabetic
41-2: Filing Patient Records Numeric
41-3: Filing Reports
Chapter 42: Written Communications
42-4: Sending a Fax
Chapter 43: Mail
43-1: Processing Incoming Mail
43-3: Preparing Envelopes for Mailing
Chapter 44: Managing Practice Finances
44-1: Completing a Patient Charge Slip
44-7: Preparing a Bank Deposit
Chapter 46: Medical Insurance
46-1: Completing or Reviewing Insurance Claim Information
Chapter 47; Billing and Collections
47-1: Processing Patient Bills
Chapter 48: The Medical Assistant as Office Manager
48-1: Performing Routine Maintenance of Equipment
48-2: Taking a Supply Inventory
