Clinical medical assisting /
Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Cindy Correa, Julie Morris.
- Sixth edition
- Australia : Cengage Learning, c2018.
- xxvi, 1270 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1235-1248) and index.
Section I. General Procedures -- Unit I: Introduction to medical assisting and health professions -- The medical assisting profession -- Health care settings and the health care team -- Unit II: The therapeutic approach -- Coping skills for the medical assistant -- Therapeutic communication skills -- The therapeutic approach to the patient with a life-threatening illness -- Unit III: Responsible medical practice -- Legal considerations -- Ethical considerations -- Emergency procedures and first aid -- Section II. Clinical procedures -- Unit IV: Integrated clinical procedures -- Infection control and medical asepsis -- The patient history and documentation -- Vital signs -- The physical examination -- Unit V: Assisting specialty examination and procedures -- Obstetrics and gynecology -- Pediatrics -- Male reproductive system -- Gerontology -- Examinations and procedures of body systems -- Unit VI: Advanced techniques and procedures -- Assisting with minor surgery -- Diagnostic imaging -- Rehabilitation and therapeutic modalities -- Nutrition in health and disease -- Basic pharmacology -- Calculation of medication dosage and medication administration -- Cardiac procedures -- Unit VII: Laboratory procedures -- Regulatory guidelines for safety and quality in the medical laboratory -- Introduction to the medical laboratory -- Phlebotomy: venipuncture and capillary puncture -- Hematology -- Urinalysis -- Basic microbiology -- Specialty laboratory tests -- Section III. Professional procedures -- Unit VIII: Clinic and human resources management -- The medical assistant as clinic manager -- The medical assistant as human resources manager -- Unit IX: Entry into the profession -- Preparing for medical assisting credentials -- Employment strategies -- Appendix A: Common health care abbreviations and symbols.