Delmar's clinical medical assisting / Wilburta Q. Lindh . . . [et al]

Includes bibliographic references and index

Contents

Section I: GENERAL PROCEDURES.
Unit 1: Introduction to Medical Assisting and Health Professions.
1. The Medical Assisting Profession.
2. Health Care Settings and the Health Care Team.
3. History of Medicine.

Unit 2: The Therapeutic Approach.
4. Therapeutic Communication Skills.
5. Coping Skills for the Medical Assistant.
6. The Therapeutic Approach to the Patient with a Life-Threatening Illness.

Unit 3: Responsible Medical Practice.
7. Legal Considerations.
8. Ethical Considerations.
9. Emergency Procedures and First Aid.

Section II: Clinical procedures:
Unit 4: Integrated clinical procedures
Chapter 10: Infection control and medical asepsis
Chapter 11: The patient history and documentation --
Chapter 12: Vital signs and measurements --
Chapter 13: The physical examination

Unit 5: Assisting with specialty examinations and procedures
Chapter 14: Obstetrics and gynecology
Chapter 15: Pediatrics
Chapter 16: Male reproductive system
Chapter 17: Gerontology
Chapter 18: Examinations and procedures of body systems

Unit 6: Advanced techniques and procedures
Chapter 19: Assisting with office/ambulatory surgery
Chapter 20: Diagnostic imaging
Chapter 21: Rehabilitation and therapeutic modalities
Chapter 22: Nutrition in health and disease
Chapter 23: Basic pharmacology
Chapter 24: Calculation of medication dosage and medication administration
Chapter 25: Electrocardiography

Unit 7: Laboratory procedures:
Chapter 26: Safety and regulatory guidelines in the medical laboratory
Chapter 27: Introduction to the medical laboratory
Chapter 28: Phlebotomy: venipuncture and capillary puncture
Chapter 29: Hematology
Chapter 30: Urinalysis
Chapter 31: Basic microbiology
Chapter 32: Specialty laboratory tests

Section III: Professional procedures
Unit 8: Office and human resources management
Chapter 33: The medical assistant as office manager
Chapter 34: The medical assistant as human resources manager

Unit 9: Entry into the profession
Chapter 35: Preparing for medical assisting credentials
Chapter 36: Employment strategies.