Delmar's clinical medical assisting /
Clinical medical assisting.
Wilburta Q. Lindh ... [et al.].
- 2nd ed.
- Albany, N.Y. : Delmar Thomson Learning, c2002
- xxiv, 927 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 electronic optical disc (CD-ROM) (4 3/4 in.)
Managing Authors. - Acknowledgments. - Reviewers. - Contributors. - List of Procedures. - Preface. - How to Use This Book. - How to Use the Medical Assisting Clinical Skills CD-ROM. - Sect. 1. General procedures. - Unit 1. Introduction to Medical Assisting and Health Professions. Ch. 1. Medical Assisting as a Profession. Ch. 2. Health Care Settings and the Health Care Team. Ch. 3. History of Medicine. - Unit 2. The Therapeutic Approach. Ch. 4. Therapeutic Communication Skills. Ch. 5 Coping Skills for the Medical Assistant. Ch. 6. The Therapeutic Approach to the Patient with Life-Threatening Illness. - Unit 3. Responsible Medical Practice. Ch. 7. Legal Considerations. Ch. 8. Ethical Considerations. Ch. 9. Emergency Procedures and First Aid. - Sect. II. Clinical procedures. - Unit 4. Integrated Clinical Procedures. Ch. 10. Infection Control, Medical Asepsis, and Sterilization. Ch. 11. Taking a Medical History, the Patient's Chart, and Methods of Documentation. Ch. 12. Vital Signs and Measurements. Ch. 13. The Physical Examination. - Unit 5. Assisting with Specialty Examinations and Procedures. Ch. 14. Obstetrics and Gynecology. Ch. 15. Pediatrics. Ch. 16. Male Reproductive System. Ch. 17 Gerontology. Ch. 18. Examinations and Procedures of Body Systems. - Unit 6. Advanced Techniques and Procedures. Ch. 19. Assisting with Minor Surgery. Ch. 20. Diagnostic Imaging. Ch. 21. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Modalities. Ch. 22. Nutrition in Health and Disease. Ch. 23. Basic Pharmacology. Ch. 24. Calculation of Medication Dosage and Medication Administration. Ch. 25. Electrocardiography. - Unit 7. Laboratory Procedures. Ch. 26. Safety and Regulatory Guidelines in the Medical Laboratory. Ch. 27. Introduction to the Medical Laboratory. Ch. 28. Phlebotomy: Venipuncture and Capillary Puncture. Ch. 29. Hematology. Ch. 30. Urinalysis. Ch. 31 Basic Microbiology. Ch. 32. Specialty Laboratory Tests. - Sect III. Professional procedures. - Unit 8. Office and Human Resource Management. Ch. 33. The Medical Assistant as Office Manager. Ch. 34. The Medical Assistant as Human Resources Manager. - Unit 9. Entry into the Profession. Ch. 35. Preparing for Medical Assisting Credentials. Ch. 36. Employment Strategies. - Appendix A Common Medical Abbreviations and Symbols. - Appendix B. Top 200 Drugs by Retail Sales in 2000. - Appendix C. Medical Assistant Role Delineation Chart. - Appendix D: Answers to Case Study Reviews. - Glossary of Terms. - Index.
1 electronic optical disc (CD-ROM) : Delmar's medical assisting : clinical skills [ed. by] Patricia Schrull. ISBN 0766840824.
0766824268 (hbk.) 0766840824 (CD-ROM)
Physicians' assistants.
Clinical competence.
610.737 / DEL
Managing Authors. - Acknowledgments. - Reviewers. - Contributors. - List of Procedures. - Preface. - How to Use This Book. - How to Use the Medical Assisting Clinical Skills CD-ROM. - Sect. 1. General procedures. - Unit 1. Introduction to Medical Assisting and Health Professions. Ch. 1. Medical Assisting as a Profession. Ch. 2. Health Care Settings and the Health Care Team. Ch. 3. History of Medicine. - Unit 2. The Therapeutic Approach. Ch. 4. Therapeutic Communication Skills. Ch. 5 Coping Skills for the Medical Assistant. Ch. 6. The Therapeutic Approach to the Patient with Life-Threatening Illness. - Unit 3. Responsible Medical Practice. Ch. 7. Legal Considerations. Ch. 8. Ethical Considerations. Ch. 9. Emergency Procedures and First Aid. - Sect. II. Clinical procedures. - Unit 4. Integrated Clinical Procedures. Ch. 10. Infection Control, Medical Asepsis, and Sterilization. Ch. 11. Taking a Medical History, the Patient's Chart, and Methods of Documentation. Ch. 12. Vital Signs and Measurements. Ch. 13. The Physical Examination. - Unit 5. Assisting with Specialty Examinations and Procedures. Ch. 14. Obstetrics and Gynecology. Ch. 15. Pediatrics. Ch. 16. Male Reproductive System. Ch. 17 Gerontology. Ch. 18. Examinations and Procedures of Body Systems. - Unit 6. Advanced Techniques and Procedures. Ch. 19. Assisting with Minor Surgery. Ch. 20. Diagnostic Imaging. Ch. 21. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Modalities. Ch. 22. Nutrition in Health and Disease. Ch. 23. Basic Pharmacology. Ch. 24. Calculation of Medication Dosage and Medication Administration. Ch. 25. Electrocardiography. - Unit 7. Laboratory Procedures. Ch. 26. Safety and Regulatory Guidelines in the Medical Laboratory. Ch. 27. Introduction to the Medical Laboratory. Ch. 28. Phlebotomy: Venipuncture and Capillary Puncture. Ch. 29. Hematology. Ch. 30. Urinalysis. Ch. 31 Basic Microbiology. Ch. 32. Specialty Laboratory Tests. - Sect III. Professional procedures. - Unit 8. Office and Human Resource Management. Ch. 33. The Medical Assistant as Office Manager. Ch. 34. The Medical Assistant as Human Resources Manager. - Unit 9. Entry into the Profession. Ch. 35. Preparing for Medical Assisting Credentials. Ch. 36. Employment Strategies. - Appendix A Common Medical Abbreviations and Symbols. - Appendix B. Top 200 Drugs by Retail Sales in 2000. - Appendix C. Medical Assistant Role Delineation Chart. - Appendix D: Answers to Case Study Reviews. - Glossary of Terms. - Index.
1 electronic optical disc (CD-ROM) : Delmar's medical assisting : clinical skills [ed. by] Patricia Schrull. ISBN 0766840824.
0766824268 (hbk.) 0766840824 (CD-ROM)
Physicians' assistants.
Clinical competence.
610.737 / DEL