Completely updated and revised, this text/workbook uses a competency-based approach to developing basic clinical skills. Step-by-step instructions are given to over 40 procedures essential to clinical medical assisting. In addition, it provides an overview of the medical assisting profession. Essential topics include microbiology and infection control, basic pharmacology and calculations and medical emergencies. This book should be of interest to medical assistants.
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The medical assistant and the patient. Communications. Law and ethics. Vital signs. Charting. Preparation for examinations. Examination techniques. Aseptic techniques. Microbiology. The autoclave. Chemical sterilization. The sterile field. Treatments. Assisting with minor surgery. Removal of foreign objects. Dressing and bandages. Hot and cold applications. Irrigations. Collection of specimens. Administration of medications. Mathematics review. Introduction to pharmacology. Systems of measurement. Calculations. Classification of drugs. Rules and regulations. Injections. Routine laboratory techniques. Laboratory introduction. Microscope. Routine urinalysis. Hematology. Blood chemistry determinations. Bacteriology. Other diagnostic procedures. Diagnostic examinations. Electrocardiography. Emergencies. Appendices. Index.
