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This brand new edition, four color, complete with interactive CD, Medical Assisting book is all about Connections: Medical Assistant's connections with patients, physicians, offices and jobs. Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting, 1e , is the first book to help students succeed in both the classroom and in their careers. It helps students take information from "what you need to do" to "how to do it". Strong integration of tips, hints and guidelines help students avoid common performance mishaps while peforming clinical skills and the softer skills (e.g. timeliness, presentation, interpersonal relations). Some brand new features of this edition are:
- 51 new procedures (See the list of procedures with highlighting)
- Charting Examples at the end of every appropriate procedure
- Certification Link—chart of topics covered in the chapter that will be found on the CMA and RMA examinations
- New Case Studies at the beginning of each chapter.
- Professionalism: The Workplace—provides short tips for the workplace
- Judgment Call—presents an ethical issue or dilemma and one critical thinking question
This is a perfect resource for Medical Assisting students or medical assistants practicing within the field.
Synopsis
This brand new edition, four color, complete with interactive CD, Medical Assistingbook is all about Connections: Medical Assistant's connections with patients, physicians, offices and jobs.
Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting, 1e , is the first book to help students succeed in both the classroom and in their careers. It helps students take information from "what you need to do" to "how to do it." Strong integration of tips, hints and guidelines help students avoid common performance mishaps while peforming clinical skills andthe softer skills (e.g. timeliness, presentation, interpersonal relations). Some brand new features of this edition are:
- 51 new procedures (See the list of procedures with highlighting)
- Charting Examples at the end of every appropriate procedure
- Certification Link chart of topics covered in the chapter that will be found on the CMA and RMA examinations
- New Case Studies at the beginning of each chapter.
- Professionalism: The Workplace provides short tips for the workplace
- Judgment Call presents an ethical issue or dilemma and one critical thinking question
This is a perfect resource
for Medical Assisting students or medical assistants practicing within the field. "
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Think Skills
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0132166127 / 9780132166126 Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting and Workbook Package
Package consists of:
0135008832 / 9780135008836 Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting
0135075076 / 9780135075074 Workbook for Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting
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This package contains:
0132377292 / 9780132377294 EKG Plain and Simple
0132784327 / 9780132784320 Phlebotomy Simplified
0135008832 / 9780135008836 Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting
0135075076 / 9780135075074 Workbook for Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting
Table of Contents
UNIT ONE: Introduction to Health Care
1 Medical Assisting: The Profession
2 Medical Science: History and Practice
3 Medical Law and Ethics
4 Medical Terminology
5 Communication: Verbal and Nonverbal
6 The Office Environment
7 Telephone Techniques
UNIT TWO: Administrative Medical Assisting
8 Patient Reception
9 Appointment Scheduling
10 Office Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies
11 Written Communication
12 Computers in the Medical Office
13 Managing Medical Records
14 Electronic Medical Records
15 Fees, Billing, Collections, and Credit
16 Financial Management
17 Medical Insurance
18 Medical Insurance Claims
19 Medical Coding
20 Medical Office Management
UNIT THREE: Anatomy and Physiology
21 Body Structure and Function
22 The Integumentary System
23 The Skeletal System
24 The Muscular System
25 The Nervous System
26 The Special Senses
27 The Circulatory System
28 The Immune System
29 The Respiratory System
30 The Digestive System
31 The Urinary System
32 The Endocrine System
33 The Reproductive System
UNIT FOUR: Clinical Medical Assisting
34 Infection Control
35 Vital Signs
36 Assisting with Physical Examinations
37 Assisting with Medical Specialties
38 Assisting with Reproductive and Urinary Specialties
39 Assisting with Eye and Ear Care
40 Assisting with Life Span Specialties: Pediatrics
41 Assisting with Life Span Specialties: Geriatrics
42 Assisting with Minor Surgery
43 Assisting with Medical Emergencies and Emergency Preparedness
44 The Clinical Laboratory
45 Microbiology
46 Urinalysis
47 Hematology
48 Radiology
49 Electrocardiography
50 Pulmonary Function
51 Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
52 Math for Pharmacology
53 Pharmacology
54 Administering Medications
55 Patient Education
56 Nutrition
57 Mental Health
UNIT FIVE: Career Assistance
58 Professionalism
59 Externship and Career Opportunities
Appendices
Glossary
Index