Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting helps readers take information from "what you need to do" to "how to do it".

Features:

• Directly links the material to what readers need to master to pass either the ABHES and/or the CAAHEP Certification Exam
• Help readers connect with both patients aned other health care professionals from different cultures and backgrounds
• Includes CD-ROM

Contents

1. Medical Assisting: The Profession
2. Medical Science: History and Practice
3. Medical Law and Ethics
4. Communication: Verbal and Nonverbal
5. The Office Environment (Include Safety)
6. Telephone Techniques
7. Patient Reception
8. Appointment Scheduling
9. Office Facilities, Equipment and Supplies
10. Written Communication
11. Computers in the Medical Office
12. Managing Medical Records
13. Fees, Billing, Collections and Credit
14. Financial Management (Include Banking)
15. Medical Insurance
16. Medical Insurance Claims
17. Medical Coding
18. Medical Office Management
19. Body Structure and Function
20. The Integumentary System
21. The Skeletal System
22. The Muscular System
23. The Nervous System
24. The Senses
25. The Cardiovascular System
26. The Immune System
27. The Respiratory System
28. The Digestive System
29. The Urinary System
30. The Endocrine System
31. The Reproductive System
32. Infection Control: Asepsis
33. Assisting with Physical Examinations
34. Vital Signs and Measurements
35. Assisting with Medical Specialties
36. Assisting in Eye and Ear Care
37. Assisting with Life Span Specialties
38. Assisting with Minor Surgery
39. Assisting with Medical Emergencies
40. The Clinical Laboratory
41. Microbiology
42. Urinalysis
43. Hematology
44. Radiology
45. Electrocardiography and Pulmonary Function
46. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
47. Math for Pharmacology
48. Administrering Medications
49. Patient Education
50. Nurtrition
51. Psychology
52. Externship and Career Opportunities

Index

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