Students learn to recognize Greek and Latin derivatives. Skills taught include vital signs, medical asepsis, sterilization and assisting with office surgery. Students are prepared to perform general diagnostic tests and operate and maintain basic laboratory equipment. Tests include urinalysis, vision acuity, audiometry, spirometry and microscopic analysis. Students also study electrical conduction of the heart, identify components on an EKG, and state what each represents.
Students identify artifacts, cardiac arrhythmias and their causes.
I Acquaints medical office assistants with philosophy, duties and responsibilities of medical office management such as maintaining records and completing forms, handling fees, correspondence, filing and telephone techniques. It is essential for students to have knowledge of drug indication, precautions, common side effects, adverse reactions, routes of administration, dosage and storage. Drug standards and laws governing their use are discussed. Dosage calculations emphasized. Insurance billing, handling of insurance claims, and abstracting from medical records are studied.