Lippincott's Textbook of Clinical Medical Assisting

by Hosley, Julie B.; Molle-Matthews, Elizabeth A.

• ISBN13: 9780781714570
• ISBN10: 0781714575
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

Carteret Community College, Morehead City, NC. Brandon/Hill Allied Health List first-purchase selection (#129). Includes all clinical procedures performed by medical assistants in the office setting. 'Action STAT boxes' present a quick-reference guide to handling emergencies that may arise in the physician's office. Color and halftone illustrations.

Table of Contents

Unit 1 Performing Clinical Duties	1	(194)
Asepsis and Infection Control	2	(24)
Medical History and Patient Interview	26	(16)
Anthropometric Measurements and Vital Signs	42	(32)
Physical Examination	74	(16)
Instruments and Equipment	90	(20)
Assisting With Minor Office Surgery	110	(36)
Pharmacology	146	(12)
Preparing and Administering Medications	158	(37)
Unit 2 Assisting With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures	195	(292)
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology	196	(10)
Assisting With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Associated With the Integumentary System	206	(24)
Assisting With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Associated With the Musculoskeletal System	230	(36)
Assisting With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Associated With the the Neurologic System	266	(22)
Assisting With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Associated With the Sensory System	288	(32)
Assisting With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Associated With the Endocrine System	320	(16)
Assisting With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Associated With the Cardiovascular System	336	(32)
Assisting With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Associated With the Immunologic System	368	(16)
Assisting With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Associated With the Respiratory System	384	(18)
Assisting With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Associated With the Gastrointestinal System	402	(24)
Assisting With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Associated With the Urinary System	426	(12)
Assisting With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Associated With the Male Reproductive System	438	(14)
Assisting With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Associated With the Female Reproductive System	452	(35)
Unit 3 Assisting With Special Patient Populations	487	(44)
Pediatric Patients	488	(28)
Geriatric Patients	516	(15)
Unit 4 Assisting With Special Procedures	531	(38)
Diagnostic Imaging	532	(14)
Medical Office Emergencies	546	(23)
Unit 5 Performing Laboratory Procedures	569	(147)
Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory	570	(22)
Microbiology	592	(20)
Urinalysis	612	(26)
Phlebotomy	638	(22)
Hematology	660	(22)
Serology and Immunohematology	682	(18)
Clinical Chemistry	700	(16)
Appendices	716	(17)
Glossary	733	(19)
Index	752