Prentice Hall Health Question and Answer Review for the Medical Assistant

by Palko, Tom; Palko, Hilda

• ISBN13: 9780130881892
• ISBN10: 0130881899
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For preparation for the Medical Assistant Certifying Examination (CMA or RMA) tests. This text serves as a comprehensive and systematic guide in the review processto help students learn test-taking fundamentals, reduce related anxiety, and improve performance. Test strategies promote success by giving the student the confidence they need to pass the exam. Copies of the AAMA Medical Assistant Role Delineation Chart and the Registered Medical Assistant Competency Areas Outline are provided to inform students of the knowledge base and competencies expected of them.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Contributors	xi
Reviewers	xii
Introduction	xiii
Study Skills and Test-Taking Strategies	xv
References	xxi
SECTION I: General Information	1	(124)
Medical Terminology and Basic Anatomy and Physiology	3	(87)
Medical Law and Ethics	90	(23)
Professional Communications and Human Relations	113	(12)
SECTION II: Administrative Procedures	125	(110)
Oral and Written Communications	127	(34)
Bookkeeping, Credits, and Collections	161	(21)
Medical Records and Office Management	182	(17)
Insurance and Coding	199	(20)
Computers and Office Machines	219	(16)
SECTION III: Clinical Procedures	235	(126)
Examination Room Techniques	237	(32)
Laboratory Procedures	269	(37)
Medication and Pharmacology	306	(28)
Emergencies and First Aid	334	(22)
Visual Aids	356	(5)
SECTION IV: Practice Test	361	(96)
Practice Test	384	(73)
Index	457