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Medical Assisting, Third Edition addresses the most current competencies for medical assisting certification, CPR procedures, coding and insurance billing requirements, HIPAA regulation, OSHA guidelines, and clinical diagnostic testing such as hemoglobin A1c (diabetes) testing. Thorough coverage of procedures remains an asset and Anatomy and Physiology coverage is included in separate chapters. It trains students on medical office administrative procedures and equipment, clinical procedures, infection control, anatomy and physiology, assisting with patients, medical emergencies and first aid, laboratory procedures, nutrition, pharmacology, diagnostic equipment, and much more.
Table of Contents
Part One Introduction to Medical Assisting
Section 1 Foundations and Principles
Chapter 1 The Profession of Medical Assisting
Chapter 2 Types of Medical Practice
Chapter 3 Legal and Ethical Issues in Medical Practice, Including HIPAA
Chapter 4 Communication with Patients, Families, and Coworkers
Part Two Administrative Medical Assisting
Section 1 Office Work
Chapter 5 Using and Maintaining Office Equipment
Chapter 6 Using Computers in the Office
Chapter 7 Managing Correspondence and Mail
Chapter 8 Managing Office Supplies
Chapter 9 Maintaining Patient Records
Chapter 10 Managing the Office Medical Records
Section 2 Interacting with Patients
Chapter 11 Telephone Techniques
Chapter 12 Scheduling Appointments and Maintaining the Physician's Schedule
Chapter 13 Patient Reception
Chapter 14 Patient Education
Section 3 Financial Responsibilities
Chapter 15 Health Insurance Billing Procedures
Chapter 16 Medical Coding
Chapter 17 Patient Billing and Collections
Chapter 18 Accounting for the Medical Office
Part Three Clinical Medical Assisting
Section 1 The Medical Office Environment
Chapter 19 Principles of Asepsis
Chapter 20 Infection Control Techniques
Chapter 21 HIV, Hepatitis, and Other Blood-Borne Pathogens
Chapter 22 Preparing the Examination and Treatment Areas
Section 2 Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 23 Organization of the Body
Chapter 24 The Integumentary System
Chapter 25 The Skeletal System
Chapter 26 The Muscular System
Chapter 27 The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 28 The Respiratory System
Chapter 29 The Nervous System
Chapter 30 The Urinary System
Chapter 31 The Reproductive Systems
Chapter 32 The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Chapter 33 The Digestive System
Chapter 34 The Endocrine System
Chapter 35 Special Senses
Section 3 Assisting with Patients
Chapter 36 Interviewing the Patient, Taking a History, and Documentation
Chapter 37 Obtaining Vital Signs and Measurements
Chapter 38 Assisting with a General Physical Examination
Section 4 Specialty Practices and Medical Emergencies
Chapter 39 Assisting with Examinations in the Basic Specialties
Chapter 40 Assisting with Highly Specialized Examinations
Chapter 41 Assisting with Minor Surgery
Chapter 42 Assisting with Cold and Heat Therapy and Ambulation
Chapter 43 Medical Emergencies and First Aid
Chapter 44 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Section 5 Physician's Office Laboratory Procedures
Chapter 45 Laboratory Equipment and Safety
Chapter 46 Introduction to Microbiology
Chapter 47 Collecting, ProcessingMicrobiologyng Urine Specimens
Chapter 48 Collecting, Processing, and Testing Blood Specimens
Section 6 Nutrition, Pharmacology, and Diagnostic Equipment
Chapter 49 Nutrition and Special Diets
Chapter 50 Principles of Pharmacology
Chapter 51 Drug Administration
Chapter 52 Electrocardiography and Pulmonary Function Testing
Chapter 53 X-Rays and Diagnostic Radiology
Section 7 Externship
Chapter 54 Medical Assisting Externships and Preparing to Find a Position
Appendices
Appendix I Medical Assistant Role Delineation Chart (AAMA)
Appendix II RMA Certification Chart
Appendix III NHA Certification Chart
Appendix IV Prefixes and Suffixes Commonly Used in Medical Terms
Appendix V Latin and Greek Equivalents Commonly Used in Medical Terms
Appendix VI Abbreviations Commonly Used in Medical Notations
Appendix VII Symbols Commonly Used in Medical Notations
Appendix VIII Professional Organizations and Agencies