TY - BOOK AU - Proctor,Deborah B. AU - Niedzwiecki,Brigitte AU - Pepper,Julie AU - Garrels,Marti AU - Mills,Helen TI - Kinn's the clinical medical assistant: an applied learning approach SN - 9780323396714 U1 - 610.73/7092 23 PY - 2017///] CY - St. Louis, Missouri PB - Elsevier KW - Medical assistants KW - Medical offices KW - Management KW - Allied health personnel KW - Vocational guidance KW - Medical secretaries KW - Allied Health Personnel KW - Practice Management, Medical KW - Vocational Guidance KW - Allied Health Occupations KW - Career Choice KW - Medical Secretaries KW - Personnel param�edical KW - Orientation professionnelle KW - Secr�etaires m�edicales KW - Cabinets de m�edecin KW - Gestion KW - vocational guidance KW - aat KW - fast N1 - Includes index; Pt. 1. Introduction to medical assisting. Competency-based education and the medical assistant student -- The health record -- Infection control -- Patient assessment -- Patient education -- Nutrition and health promotion -- Vital signs -- Assisting with the primary physical examination. Pt. 2. Assisting with medications. Principles of pharmacology -- Pharmacology math -- Administering medications. Pt. 3. Assisting with medical specialties. Safety and emergency practices -- Assisting in ophthalmology and otolaryngology -- Assisting in dermatology -- Assisting in gastroenterology -- Assisting in urology and male reproduction -- Assisting in obstetrics and gynecology -- Assisting in pediatrics -- Assisting in orthopedic medicine -- Assisting in neurology and mental health -- Assisting in endocrinology -- Assisting in pulmonary medicine -- Assisting in cardiology -- Assisting in geriatrics. Pt. 4. Diagnostic procedures. Principles of electrocardiography -- Assisting with diagnostic imaging -- Assisting in the clinical laboratory -- Assisting in the analysis of urine -- Assisting in blood collection -- Assisting in the analysis of blood -- Assisting in microbiology and immunology. Pt. 5. Assisting with surgeries. Surgical supplies and instruments -- Surgical asepsis and assisting with surgical procedures. Pt. 6. Career development ER -