Study Guide for Today's Medical Assistant by Bonewit-West, Kathy; Pepper, Julie;

Long description:

Get the most out of your Today's Medical Assistant: Clinical and Administrative Procedures textbook with this practical study guide! With chapters corresponding to those in the textbook, this review provides the extra practice you need to master the clinical and administrative procedures performed by medical assistants. Each chapter includes a wide range of exercises, performance checklists, and a guide to the amount of practice you need to attain competency. Written by the textbook’s author, this review tool provides everything you need to master all of today’s important medical assisting skills!

• NEW! Content alignment to 2022 CAAHEP Medical Assisting educational competencies helps you review and perform today’s tasks at a level of accuracy and speed required of the entry-level practitioner
• NEW review content includes exercises on telemedicine, vaccinations, COVID-19 protocols, Cologuard, eating disorders, managing reimbursements, and professionalism
• NEW coverage of gloving and masking procedures helps to protect against COVID-19 and other infectious diseases
• Variety of practice exercises includes matching, true/false, key terms, word parts, short-answer questions, crossword puzzles, critical thinking exercises, and more
• Chapter pretests and posttests help you to measure your mastery of the content
• Laboratory assignment sheets call out each chapter’s procedures and include performance checklists to help organize your study time
• Practice for Competency sections include worksheets with a guide to performing each clinical skill
• Critical thinking activities help you develop the judgment needed for real-life medical office situations
• Perforated pages allow on-the-go review and make it easy to submit assignments

Table of Contents:

1. The Health Care System
2. The Professional Medical Assistant
3. Ethics and Law for the Medical Office
4. Interacting with Patients
5. Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
6. Integumentary System
7. Skeletal System
8. Muscular System
9. Nervous System
10. The Senses
11. Endocrine System
12. Circulatory System
13. Respiratory System
14. Digestive System
15. Urinary System
16. Reproductive System
17. Medical Asepsis and the OSHA Standard
18. Sterilization and Disinfection
19. Vital Signs
20. The Physical Examination
21. Eye and Ear Assessment and Procedures
22. Physical Agents to Promote Tissue Healing
23. The Gynecologic Examination and Prenatal Care
24. The Pediatric Examination
25. Minor Office Surgery
26. Administration of Medication
27. Cardiopulmonary Procedures
28. Specialty Tests and Procedures
29. Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
30. Urinalysis
31. Phlebotomy
32. Hematology
33. Blood Chemistry and Immunologic Testing
34. Medical Microbiology
35. Nutrition
36. Emergency Preparedness and Protective Practices
37. Emergency Medical Procedures and First Aid
38. The Medical Record
39. Patient Reception
40. Medical Office Computerization
41. Telephone Techniques
42. Scheduling Appointments
43. Medical Record Management
44. Written Communications and Mail
45. Managing Practice Finances
46. Medical Coding
47. Medical Insurance
48. Billing and Collections
49. The Medical Assistant as Office Manager
50. Obtaining Employment