Lippincott Williams and Wilkins' clinical medical assisting
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins' clinical medical assisting
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005
2nd ed
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Clinical medical assisting
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Includes index
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Description
Get a head start in Medical Assisting with "Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Clinical Medical Assisting, Second Edition" - the very best and most up-to-date resource for the clinical and lab skills students need to provide patient care in the medical office. This text covers all the competencies outlined by both the AAMA and AMT for Medical Assisting practice. Written for maximum readability and to encourage critical thinking skills, this practical, hands-on resource teaches essential skills. Whether you're a student studying Medical Assisting or a Medical Assisting instructor, you'll find that this text was designed with you in mind!
Special features include: helpful boxes that highlight important information; Checkpoint Questions throughout the text that quiz students on covered material and reinforce key points in the reading; ESL Glossary that reviews the entire text by an ESL expert to ensure the language used is understandable and appropriate for non-native English speakers (a glossary of terms in located in the back of the book); Spanish Terminology boxes that are located throughout the text help students communicate with Spanish-speaking patients; and, Critical Thinking Challenges at the end of each chapter and What If? Boxes in the text that present students with real-life scenarios and problems they will encounter in everyday practice. Online, personalized tutoring services for students powered by Smarthinking.com includes bonus CD-ROM! Each text includes a bonus CD-ROM containing certification exam review questions and four interactive case studies to strengthen and challenge your critical thinking skills.
Case study topics include: triage in an emergency situation, communication and documentation; patient interviewing, education, and confidentiality and specimen handling; vital signs, patient education, and right of refusal of treatment; and, dealing with a sick patient, infection control, and medication administration.
Table of Contents
Unit 1: Performing Clinical Duties Chapter 1: Asepsis and Infection Control Chapter 2: Medical History and Patient Interview Chapter 3: Anthropometric Measurements and Vital Signs Chapter 4: Assisting with the Physical Examination Chapter 5: Surgical Asepsis Chapter 6: Assisting with Minor Office Surgery Chapter 7: Pharmacology Chapter 8: Preparing and Administering Medications Chapter 9: Diagnostic Imaging Chapter 10: Medical Office Emergencies Unit 2: Assisting with Specialty Examinations, Diagnostic Tests, and Therapeutic Procedures OR Clinical Duties Related to Medical Specialties Chapter 11: Dermatology Chapter 12: Orthopedics Chapter 13: Ophthalmology and Otorhinolarygology Chapter 14: Pulmonary Medicine Chapter 15: Cardiology Chapter 16: Gastroenterology Chapter 17: Neurology Chapter 18: Allergy and Immunology Chapter 19: Urology Chapter 20: Obstetrics and Gynecology Chapter 21: Pediatrics Chapter 22: Geriatrics Unit 3: Performing Laboratory Procedures Chapter 23: Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory Chapter 24: Microbiology Chapter 25: Urinalysis Chapter 26: Phlebotomy Chapter 27: Hematology Chapter 28: Serology and Immunology Chapter 29: Clinical Chemistry Back of book CD-ROM - Interactive Case Studies <ol> Triage in an emergency situation, communication and documentation Patient interviewing, education & confidentially and specimen handling Vital signs, patient education and right of refusal of treatment Dealing with a sick patient, infection control, and medication administration
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