Mosby's Clinical Skills for Medical Assistants

by Zakus

• ISBN13: 9780323007665
• ISBN10: 032300766X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-05
• Publisher: Mosby

Summary

This resource emphasizes high levels of competency in patient care, communication skills, health and wellness promotion, and patient education, while always reflecting cultural and age-appropriate sensitivity. The 4th edition contains current clinical information for medical assistants and complies with both the AAMA and RMA curriculum standards. Case studies and step-by-step procedures with complete details, charting examples, rationales, and a chapter on nutrition are included for a realistic, clinically oriented view of medical assisting. Plus, an accompanying CD-ROM simulates realistic clinical situations.

Table of Contents

Universal and Standard Body Substance Precautions
HICPAC Isolation Precautions	5	(4)
Infection Control Systems	9	(1)
Barrier Precautions	9	(4)
Handling of Equipment, Supplies, and Waste	13	(3)
Uniforms and Clothing	16	(1)
Laundry	16	(1)
Communication of Hazards to Employees	17	(1)
Compliance	18	(1)
Employee Health Issues	18	(4)
HIV Infection/HIV Disease/AIDS	22	(4)
World AIDS Day	26	(1)
Hepatitis	26	(8)
Infection Control: Practices of Medical Asepsis and Sterilization
Basic Concepts and Goals	34	(1)
Infectious Process and Causative Agents	34	(3)
The Body's Defenses Against Disease and Infection	37	(10)
Diagnostic Data	47	(1)
Infection Control	48	(3)
Methods to Control Microscopic Agents	51	(12)
Ultrasonic Cleaning and Sterilization Procedures	63	(4)
Physical Measurements: Vital Signs, Height, and Weight
Vital Signs	67	(31)
Physical Measurements of Height and Weight	98	(8)
Health History and Physical Examination
The Medical Record	106	(3)
Communication Skills	109	(1)
Cultural Considerations in Health Assessment and Health Care	110	(2)
Patient Education and Patient Teaching	112	(5)
History and Physical Examination	117	(21)
Summary of Positive Findings	138	(1)
Diagnostic Data	138	(1)
Impression	139	(1)
Care Plans and Suggested Further Study	139	(1)
Reports from Diagnostic Studies, Treatment Plans, and Consultation Services	139	(1)
Progress Notes	140	(1)
Discharge Summary	140	(1)
Problem-Oriented Medical Record	140	(1)
Records Management	141	(2)
Special Vocabulary	143	(2)
Medical Abbreviations	145	(11)
Preparing for and Assisting With Routine and Special Physical Examinations
Instruments Used for Physical Examinations	156	(4)
Preparing for and Assisting With Physical Examinations	160	(1)
General Instructions and Responsibilities for the Medical Assistant	160	(1)
Growning, Positioning, and Draping the Patient for Physical Examinations	161	(14)
Physical Examinations	175	(1)
Gynecologic Examination	175	(15)
Rectal Examination	190	(1)
Testicular Self-Examination (TSE)	190	(5)
Endoscopic Examinations: Proctoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy	195	(1)
Cancer Facts	196	(10)
Other Special Examinations	206	(1)
Neurologic Examination	206	(1)
Hearing Examination	207	(2)
Eye Examination	209	(8)
Obstetric Examinations and Record	217	(9)
Pediatric Examinations	226	(40)
Lead Poisoning	266	(7)
Asthma	273	(3)
Tests to Measure the Adequacy of Ventilation and Oxygenation	276	(16)
Surgical Asepsis and Minor Surgery
Background of Sterile Technique	292	(1)
Principles and Practices of Surgical Asepsis	293	(1)
Handling Sterile Supplies	293	(5)
Minor Surgery	298	(26)
Suture Removal	324	(3)
Wounds	327	(2)
Dressings and Bandages	329	(14)
Casts	343	(12)
Principles of Pharmacology and Drug Administration
Pharmacology and Drugs	355	(9)
Prescriptions	364	(2)
Administer, Dispense, Prescribe	366	(1)
Pharmaceutical Preparations	366	(1)
Professional Responsibilities	367	(1)
Routes and Methods of Drug Administration	368	(6)
Factors Influencing Dosage and Drug Action	374	(1)
Patient Education	375	(2)
Injections	377	(26)
Oxygen Administration	403	(7)
Diagnostic Allergy Tests, Intradermal Skin Tests, and Tuberculosis
Allergies	410	(9)
Tuberculosis	419	(15)
Instillations and Irrigations of the Ear and Eye
Ear Instillation	434	(1)
Ear Irrigation	434	(1)
Eye Instillation	435	(1)
Eye Irrigation	435	(14)
Laboratory Orientation
The Typical Laboratory	449	(1)
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments	450	(3)
Liaison and Responsibilities of the Medical Assistant With Laboratories	453	(3)
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures	456	(7)
Quality Control and Laboratory Safety	463	(1)
The Microscope	464	(4)
Centrifuges	468	(7)
Collecting and Handling Specimens
Specimens	475	(3)
Urine Specimen Collection	478	(4)
Stool Specimen Collection	482	(7)
Respiratory Tract Specimens	489	(7)
Streptococcus Screening	496	(2)
Wound Culture	498	(1)
Smears for Cytology Studies	498	(2)
Smears for Bacteriology Studies	500	(1)
Gram Stain	501	(1)
Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity (C & S) Testing	502	(1)
Culture Media	503	(3)
Vaginal Smears and Culture Collection	506	(6)
Chlamydia trachomatis: The Direct Specimen Test	512	(3)
Herpes Simplex Viruses: Diseases, Diagnosis, and Typing	515	(1)
Orasure HIV-1 Antibody Testing System	516	(5)
Lumbar Puncture	521	(9)
Urinalysis
Urinary System: Formation and Components of Normal Urine	530	(1)
Routine Urinalysis	530	(15)
Controls for Routine Urinalysis	545	(9)
Detection and Semiquantitation of Bacteriuria	554	(3)
Other Urine Tests	557	(13)
Hematology and Blood Chemistry
Blood Components, Functions, and Formation	570	(1)
Obtaining Blood Samples	571	(6)
Venipuncture Technique	577	(6)
Fingertip Skin Puncture Technique	583	(4)
Blood Tests	587	(1)
Automation in the Clinical Laboratory	587	(15)
Quality Control and Laboratory Safety	602	(1)
Hematology Laboratory Examinations	602	(1)
Complete Blood Count: Hematology Test	602	(9)
Blood Chemistry Laboratory Examinations	611	(1)
Blood Chemistries	611	(14)
Glycosylated Hemoglobin Testing (Also Called HB Alc, GHb, GHB, Glycohemoglobin, Diabetic Control Index)	625	(1)
Blood Cholesterol	626	(3)
Other Blood Examinations	629	(1)
Blood Groups and Types	629	(3)
Infectious Mononucleosis	632	(7)
Diagnostic Medical Imaging, Radiation Therapy, and Nuclear Medicine
Radiologic Procedures	639	(1)
X-Rays	639	(10)
Radiation Therapy	649	(1)
Nuclear Medicine	650	(1)
Position of Patient for X-Ray Studies	650	(4)
Radiologic Dangers, Hazards, and Safety Precautions	654	(1)
Medical Assistant's Responsibilities	655	(4)
Processing X-Ray Film	659	(1)
Storage and Management in the Office	659	(6)
Physical Therapy
Ultraviolet Light	665	(1)
Diathermy	665	(1)
Ultrasound	666	(1)
Local Applications of Heat (Thermotherapy) and Cold (Cryotherapy)	666	(6)
Hydrotherapy	672	(1)
Paraffin Wax Hand Bath	672	(1)
Traction	673	(1)
Massage	673	(1)
Exercises	674	(5)
Body Mechanics	679	(2)
Wheelchairs	681	(1)
Crutches	682	(5)
Canes	687	(1)
Walkers	688	(1)
Electrotherapy Using Galvanic and Faradic Currents	689	(1)
Electrodiagnostic Examinations	689	(1)
Disabilities and Therapy	690	(2)
Ergonomics	692	(1)
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders	692	(14)
Electrocardiography
The Cardiac Cycle and ECG Cycle	706	(4)
Electrocardiogram	710	(18)
Phone-A-Gram: The Computerized ECG	728	(1)
Automatic Electrocardiographs	728	(2)
Digital Electrocardiograph Facsimile	730	(1)
Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring (Holter Monitoring)	730	(1)
Treadmill Stress Test	730	(12)
Common Emergencies and First Aid
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Basic Life Support for Cardiac Arrest	742	(1)
Heart Attack: Signals and Actions for Survival	743	(1)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	743	(5)
Choking	748	(2)
Management of the Obstructed Airway	750	(1)
Emergency Medical Services System	750	(3)
Portable Automated External Defibrillators	753	(1)
Shock	754	(2)
Abdominal Pain	756	(1)
Allergic Reaction (Anaphylactic Reaction) to Drugs	756	(1)
Asphyxia	756	(1)
Human, Animal, Snake, and Insect Bites and Stings	756	(1)
Severe Bleeding (Hemorrhage)	757	(4)
Burns	761	(3)
Cerebral Vascular Accident (Stroke)	764	(1)
Chest Pain	764	(3)
Convulsions	767	(1)
Epistaxis (Nosebleed)	767	(1)
Fainting (Syncope)	767	(1)
Foreign Bodies in the Ear, Eye, and Nose	768	(1)
Fractures	768	(1)
Head Injuries	769	(1)
Hyperventilation	769	(1)
Diabetes Emergencies: Hypoglycemia (Insulin Reaction) and Hyperglycemia (Diabetic Coma)	770	(4)
Open Wounds	774	(1)
Poisoning	775	(1)
Poison Control Centers	776	(2)
Emergency Tray/Crash Cart	778	(1)
First Aid Kit	778	(5)
Nutrition
Nutrition and Your Health	783	(1)
The Food Guide Pyramid	784	(2)
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2000	786	(2)
Nutrients	788	(14)
Fiber	802	(4)
Salt and Sodium	806	(1)
Alcohol	806	(1)
Calories	807	(2)
Food Labeling	809	(1)
Vegetarian Diets	809	(4)
Cultural and Ethnic Guide to Good Eating	813	(1)
Therapeutic Diets	813	(6)
Patient Teaching	819	(3)
Glossary	822	(9)
Appendix A: Special Vocabulary	831