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Today's medical assistant : clinical and administrative procedures / Kathy Bonewit-West, Sue A. Hunt, Edith Applegate.

Bonewit-West, Kathy. (Author). Hunt, Sue A. (Added Author). Applegate, Edith J. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781455701506 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1455701505 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xxiv, 1236 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + 4 DVDs (4 3/4 in.)
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Saunders, c2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. The health care system -- 2. The professional medical assistant -- 3. Ethics and the law for the medical office -- 4. Interacting with patients -- 5. Introduction to anatomy and physiology -- 6. Integumentary system -- 7. Skeletal system -- 8. Muscular system -- 9. Nervous system -- 10. The senses -- 11. Endocrine system -- 12. Circulatory system -- 13. Respiratory system -- 14. Digestive system -- 15. Urinary system -- 16. Reproductive system -- 17. Medical asepsis and the OSHA standard -- 18. Sterilization and disinfection -- 19. Vital signs -- 20. The physical examination -- 21. Eye and ear assessment and procedures -- 22. Physical agents to promote tissue healing -- 23. The gynecologic examination and prenatal care -- 24. The pediatric examination -- 25. Minor office surgery --

26. Administration of medication and intravenous therapy -- 27. Cardiopulmonary procedures -- 28. Specialty examinations and procedures : colon procedures, male reproductive health, and radiology and diagnostic imaging -- 29. Introduction to the clinical laboratory -- 30. Urinalysis -- 31. Phlebotomy -- 32. Hematology -- 33. Blood chemistry and immunology -- 34. Medical microbiology -- 35. Emergency medical procedures -- 36. The medical record -- 37. Patient reception -- 38. Medical office computerization -- 39. Telephone techniques -- 40. Scheduling appointments -- 41. Medical records management -- 42. Written communincations -- 43. Mail -- 44. Managing practice finances -- 45. Medical coding -- 46. Medical insurance -- 47. Billing and collections -- 48. The medical assistant as office manager -- 49. Emergency protective practices for the medical office -- 50. Obtaining equipment.