Workbook to accompany Thomson Delmar Learning's comprehensive medical assisting
Subtitle: administrative and clinical competencies
By: Wilburta Q. Lindh ... [et al.].
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1100
ISBN-13: 9781401881252
Other titles: Comprehensive medical assisting; Medical assisting; Delmar's comprehensive medical assisting.
Notes: Previous ed. has title: Delmar's comprehensive medical assisting.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: SECTION I: GENERAL PROCEDURES: UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ASSISTING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS: Medical assisting as a profession; title: Health care settings and the health care team; title: History of medicine; title: UNIT 2: THE THERAPEUTIC APPROACH: Therapeutic communication skills; title: Coping skills for the medical assistant; title: The therapeutic approach to the patient with life-threatening illness; title: UNIT 3: RESPONSIBLE MEDICAL PRACTICE:  Legal considerations; title: Ethical considerations; title: Emergency procedures and first aid; title: SECTION II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES: UNIT 4: INTEGRATED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES: Creating the facility environment; title: Computers in the ambulatory care setting; title: Telecommunications; title: Patient scheduling; title: Medical records management; title: Written  communications; title: Transcription; title: UNIT 5: MANAGING FACILITY FINANCES: Daily financial practices; title: Medical insurance; title: Medical insurance coding; title: Billing and collections; title: Accounting practices; title: SECTION III: CLINICAL PROCEDURES: UNIT 6: INTEGRATED CLINICAL PROCEDURES: Infection control, medical asepsis, and sterilization; title: Taking a medical history, the patient's chart, and methods of documentation; title: Vital signs and measurements; title: The physical examination; title: UNIT 7: ASSISTING WITH SPECIALTY EXAMINATIONS AND PROCEDURES:  Obstetrics and gynecology; title: Pediatrics; title: Male reproductive system; title: Gerontology; title: Examinations and procedures of body systems; title: UNIT 9: ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES: Assisting with office/ambulatory surgery; title: Diagnostic imagery; title: Rehabilitation and therapeutic modalities; title: Nutrition in health and disease; title: Basic pharmacology; title: Calculation of medication dosage and medication administration; title: Electrocardiography; title: UNIT 9: LABORATORY PROCEDURES: Safety and regulatory guidelines in the medical laboratory; title: Introduction to the medical laboratory; title: Phlebotomy: venipuncture and capillary puncture; title: Hematology; title: Urinalysis; title: Basic microbiology; title: Specialty laboratory tests; title: SECTION IV: PROFESSIONAL PROCEDURES: UNIT 10: OFFICE AND HUMAN RESOURCES  MANAGEMENT: The medical assistant as office manager; title: The medical assistant as human resources manager; title: UNIT 11: ENTRY INTO THE PROFESSION: Preparing for medical assisting credentials; title: Employment strategies; title: Glossary of terms; title: Appendices.