Pearson's Clinical Medical Assisting : Volume 3

, by Beaman, Nina; Fleming-MCPhillips, Lorraine

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This new approach to learning the profession of Medical Assisting is all about successful skill building and learning not just what to do, but how to do it. Using a step-by-step, competency-based approach that covers virtually all the facets of the clinical medical assisting profession, Pearson's Clinical Medical Assisting cultivates successful students in the classroom and in the physician's office. Professionalism and Cultural Considerations are highlighted to ensure an understanding of how the Medical Assistant relates to the whole workplace.

Unit Four Clinical Medical Assisting

559

(580)

Infection Control

560

(28)

History of Asepsis

562

(1)

Microorganisms

562

(2)

The Infection Control System

564

(1)

Universal Precautions

565

(5)

Procedure 32-1: Disposal of Infectious Waste and Substances

570

(2)

Procedure 32-2: Hand Hygiene

572

(6)

Procedure 32-3: Sanitizing Instruments

578

(3)

Procedure 32-4: Wrapping Instruments for Autoclaving

581

(7)

Hepatitis and AIDS

582

(3)

Bioterrorism

585

(3)

Vital Signs

588

(42)

Interviewing the Patient

590

(1)

Patient History

591

(2)

Correct Documentation

593

(1)

Measuring Weight and Height

593

(2)

Procedure 33-1: Measuring Adult Weight and Height

595

(7)

Vital Signs

595

(1)

Temperature

596

(6)

Procedure 33-2: Measuring Oral Temperatures Using a Glass Non-Mercury Thermometer

602

(2)

Procedure 33-3: Measuring a Rectal Temperature Using a Glass Non-Mercury Thermometer

604

(1)

Procedure 33-4: Cleaning and Storing Glass Non-Mercury Thermometers

605

(2)

Pulse

606

(1)

Procedure 33-5: Measuring Oral Temperature Using an Electronic or Digital Thermometer

607

(1)

Procedure 33-6: Measuring Temperature Using an Aural (Tympanic Membrane) Thermometer

608

(1)

Procedure 33-7: Measuring Axillary Temperature

609

(3)

Procedure 33-8: Measuring Radial Pulse Rate

612

(2)

Respiration

612

(2)

Procedure 33-9: Measuring Apical-Radial Pulse (Two-Person)

614

(1)

Procedure 33-10: Measuring Respirations

615

(2)

Blood Pressure

616

(1)

Procedure 33-11: Measuring Oxygen Saturation Using a Pulse Oximeter

617

(7)

Pain

623

(1)

Procedure 33-12: Measuring Systolic Blood Pressure Using Palpatory Method

624

(1)

Procedure 33-13: Measuring Blood Pressure

625

(5)

Body Fat Measurement

626

(4)

Assisting with Physical Examinations

630

(28)

Preparing the Exam Room

632

(1)

Procedure 34-1: Cleaning the Examination Room

633

(15)

Equipment and Supplies Used for Physical Examinations

634

(1)

Examination Methods Used by the Physician

635

(4)

Adult Examination

639

(1)

Assisting the Physician with a Physical Exam

640

(5)

Sequence of Examination Procedures

645

(3)

Procedure 34-2: Assisting with a Complete Physical Examination

648

(4)

Documentation of Patient Medical Information

651

(1)

Procedure 34-3: Interview New Patient to Obtain Medical History Information and Prepare for Physical Examination

652

(3)

Guidelines 34-1: Charting

655

(3)

Assisting with Medical Specialties

658

(48)

Allergy

660

(2)

Dermatology

662

(1)

Cardiovascular System

663

(3)

Procedure 35-1: Taking a Wound Culture

666

(10)

Endocrinology

669

(3)

Gastrointestinal System

672

(4)

Procedure 35-2: Assisting with a Sigmoidoscopy

676

(10)

Lymphatic System

677

(1)

Musculoskeletal System

678

(1)

Nervous System

679

(5)

Reproductive Systems

684

(1)

Female Reproductive System

684

(2)

Procedure 35-3: Instructing a Patient on Breast Self-Examination

686

(5)

Procedure 35-4: Assisting with a Pelvic Examination and Pap Test

691

(15)

Male Reproductive System

695

(1)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

696

(3)

Urinary System

699

(7)

Assisting in Eye and Ear Care

706

(24)

The Study of the Eye

708

(2)

Procedure 36-1: Testing Visual Acuity Using a Snellen Eye Chart

710

(1)

Procedure 36-2: Screening for Near Vision Acuity

711

(1)

Procedure 36-3: Screening for Color Vision Acuity

712

(2)

Procedure 36-4: Irrigation of the Eye

714

(1)

Procedure 36-5: Instilling Eye Medication

715

(2)

Irrigation of the Eye

715

(1)

Instillation of Eye Medications

715

(1)

Patient Safety Guidelines

715

(1)

Assisting the Blind Patient

716

(1)

The Study of the Ear

717

(1)

Guidelines 36-1: Assisting the Vision-Impaired Patient to Prepare for Physical Examination

717

(6)

Hearing Acuity and Assessment

719

(3)

Examination of the Nose and Throat

722

(1)

Procedure 36-6: Irrigation of the Ear

723

(1)

Procedure 36-7: Instilling Ear Medication

724

(1)

Procedure 36-8: Assisting with Audiometry

725

(5)

Assisting in Life Span Specialties

730

(32)

Assisting in Pediatrics

732

(1)

The Pediatric Office

732

(1)

The Pediatric Patient

733

(1)

Pediatric Office Visits and Procedures

733

(3)

Procedure 37-1: Measuring Pediatric Vital Signs

736

(3)

Procedure 37-2: Measuring the Weight and Height of Infants

739

(1)

Procedure 37-3: Measuring Infant Head Circumference

740

(1)

Procedure 37-4: Perform a Snellen Eye Exam on a Child

741

(1)

Procedure 37-5: Applying Pediatric Urine Collection Device

742

(15)

Pediatric Diseases and Disorders

743

(4)

Assisting the Elderly

747

(1)

Aging Population

747

(2)

Facts about the Elderly

749

(1)

The Aging Process

750

(1)

The Aging Body

750

(6)

Legal and Medical Decisions

756

(1)

Procedure 37-6: Communicating Effectively with the Elderly

757

(5)

Elder Abuse

758

(1)

Safety Guidelines for Children and Elders

758

(4)

Assisting with Minor Surgery

762

(38)

Ambulatory Surgery

764

(1)

Principles of Surgical Asepsis

764

(1)

Guidelines 38-1: Surgical Asepsis

765

(1)

Procedure 38-1: Surgical Hand Hygiene/Sterile Scrub

766

(4)

Handling Sterile Instruments

769

(1)

Procedure 38-2: Surgical Gloving

770

(2)

Procedure 38-3: Opening a Sterile Packet

772

(1)

Procedure 38-4: Dropping Sterile Packet onto a Sterile Field

773

(1)

Procedure 38-5: Transferring Sterile Objects Using Transfer Forceps

774

(5)

Surgical Assisting

779

(1)

Guidelines 38-2: Handling Instruments

779

(1)

Guidelines 38-3: Sterile Techniques for Scrub Assistants

780

(1)

Procedure 38-6: Transferring Sterile Solutions onto a Sterile Field

781

(1)

Procedure 38-7: Assisting with Minor Surgery

782

(1)

Guidelines 38-4: Floating Assistants during Surgery

783

(3)

Preparing the Patient for Minor Surgery

783

(3)

Procedure 38-8: Preparing the Patient's Skin for Surgical Procedure

786

(4)

Postoperative Patient Care

786

(4)

Procedure 38-9: Assisting with Suturing

790

(2)

Surgical Procedures Performed in the Medical Office

791

(1)

Procedure 38-10: Removing Sutures

792

(1)

Procedure 38-11: Changing a Sterile Dressing

793

(2)

Procedure 38-12: Applying a Bandage over a Sterile Dressing

795

(5)

Assisting with Medical Emergencies

800

(34)

The Emergency Medical Services System

802

(1)

Guidelines for Providing Emergency Care

802

(4)

The Office Emergency Crash Kit

806

(1)

Medical Emergencies

806

(2)

Procedure 39-1: Responding to an Obstructed Airway (Conscious Adult, Child, or Infant)

808

(10)

Procedure 39-2: Administering Adult CPR

818

(6)

Procedure 39-3: Applying an Arm Sling

824

(5)

Procedure 39-4: Controlling Bleeding

829

(5)

The Clinical Laboratory

834

(16)

Role of Clinical Laboratory in Patient Care

836

(1)

Laboratory Safety Regulations

837

(1)

Laboratory Hazards

838

(1)

Quality Assurance

839

(1)

Guidelines 40-1: Laboratory Safety

840

(3)

Laboratory Equipment

841

(1)

Laboratory Measurements and Equipment

842

(1)

Procedure 40-1: Using the Microscope

843

(1)

Guidelines 40-2: Care and Maintenance of Microscope

843

(7)

Clinical Laboratory and Patient Communication

845

(5)

Microbiology

850

(28)

Role of the Medical Assistant in Microbiology

852

(1)

Classifications of Microorganisms

853

(1)

Types of Microorganisms

854

(6)

Specimen Collection and Transportation

860

(1)

Guidelines 41-1: Specimen Collection

861

(5)

Overview of the Process of Diagnosing Infection

862

(1)

Microbiology Equipment and Procedures

863

(3)

Procedure 41-1: Preparing a Smear

866

(1)

Procedure 41-2: Preparing a Wet Mount Slide

867

(1)

Types of Specimens

867

(1)

Procedure 41-3: Performing a Gram Stain

868

(2)

Procedure 41-4: Obtaining a Throat Culture

870

(1)

Procedure 41-5: Obtaining a Sputum Specimen for Culture

871

(1)

Procedure 41-6: Performing a Urine Culture

872

(1)

Procedure 41-7: Obtaining Stool Specimen for Culture and Sensitivity

873

(1)

Procedure 41-8: Obtaining a Stool Specimen for Ova and Parasites

874

(1)

Procedure 41-9: Obtaining a Stool Specimen for Examination for Pinworms

875

(3)

Serology Testing

875

(3)

Urinalysis

878

(22)

Asepsis

880

(1)

Collecting the Specimen

880

(1)

Guidelines 42-1: Collecting a Routine Urine Specimen

881

(1)

Guidelines 42-2: Collecting a 24-Hour Specimen

882

(1)

Procedure 42-1: Collecting a Clean-Catch Midstream Urine Specimen

883

(2)

Routine Urinalysis

884

(1)

Procedure 42-2: Evaluating the Physical Characteristics of Urine

885

(2)

Procedure 42-3: Measuring Specific Gravity (SG) with a Refractometer

887

(1)

Procedure 42-4: Testing Urine with Reagent Strips

888

(2)

Procedure 42-5: Testing for Sugar in the Urine Using Tablets

890

(3)

Procedure 42-6: Preparing a Specimen for a Microscopic Urine Specimen Examination

893

(3)

Urine Pregnancy Testing

894

(2)

Procedure 42-7: Performing a Urine Pregnancy Test Using the Enzyme Immunoassay Method

896

(4)

Quality Control

896

(4)

Hematology

900

(28)

The Medical Assistant's Role

902

(1)

Blood Formation and Components

902

(1)

Function of Blood

903

(1)

Blood Specimen Collection

904

(1)

Procedure 43-1: Quality Control for Collecting a Blood Specimen

904

(2)

Procedure 43-2: Obtaining Venous Blood with a Sterile Syringe and Needle

906

(4)

Routine Blood Tests

909

(1)

Procedure 43-3: Performing a Venipuncture Using the Vacutainer Method

910

(5)

Procedure 43-4: Performing a Capillary Puncture (Manual)

915

(2)

Procedure 43-5: Screening for Glucose (Blood Sugar) Level

917

(1)

Procedure 43-6: Performing a Microhematocrit

918

(2)

Procedure 43-7: Determining Hemoglobin Using the Hemoglobinometer

920

(2)

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

921

(1)

Phenylketonuria

921

(1)

Mono Testing

921

(1)

Procedure 43-8: Preparing Slides

922

(2)

Procedure 43-9: Performing an Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test Using the Wintrobe Method

924

(1)

Procedure 43-10: Performing a PKU Test

925

(1)

Procedure 43-11: Performing a Mono Test

925

(3)

Radiology

928

(26)

Radiology

930

(1)

Diagnostic Imaging Overview

931

(1)

Preparing and Positioning the Patient

932

(3)

Procedure 44-1: Procedure for General X-ray Examination

935

(1)

Guidelines 44-1: Sequencing Multiple Radiographic Procedures

936

(3)

Diagnostic Imaging Procedures

936

(3)

Guidelines 44-2: Upper GI Series

939

(1)

Guidelines 44-3: Lower GI Series

939

(11)

Radiation Therapy

945

(1)

Nuclear Medicine

946

(1)

Safety Precautions

947

(2)

Radiographic Equipment

949

(1)

Guidelines 44-4: Maintaining Personnel Safety

950

(1)

Guidelines 44-5: Maintaining Patient Safety

950

(4)

Processing X-ray Film

950

(1)

Storage and Records

951

(1)

Ownership of Film

951

(3)

Electrocardiography and Pulmonary Function

954

(24)

Heart Structure and Function

956

(1)

The Electrocardiogram

957

(8)

Procedure 45-1: Recording a 12-Lead Electrocardiograph

965

(4)

Special Tests

967

(2)

Procedure 45-2: Treadmill Stress Test

969

(2)

Pulmonary Function

970

(1)

Pulmonary Function Tests

970

(1)

Procedure 45-3: Applying a Holter Monitor

971

(3)

Procedure 45-4: Performing a Spirometer Test to Measure Forced Vital Capacity

974

(4)

Treatments

975

(1)

Pulmonary Diseases

975

(3)

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

978

(32)

Therapeutic Team

980

(2)

Rehabilitation

982

(1)

Patient Assessment

983

(1)

Conditions Requiring Physical Therapy

983

(1)

Physical Therapy Methods

983

(3)

Guidelines 46-1: Performing Range of Motion (ROM) Exercises

986

(4)

Procedure 46-1: Applying a Hot Compress

990

(1)

Procedure 46-2: Application of Hot Soak

991

(1)

Procedure 46-3: Application of a Heating Pad

992

(1)

Procedure 46-4: Application of Cold Compress

993

(1)

Procedure 46-5: Application of Ice Bag

994

(1)

Procedure 46-6: Application of Cold Chemical Pack

995

(6)

Adaptive Equipment and Devices

996

(5)

Procedure 46-7: Instructing a Patient to Use Crutches Correctly

1001

(2)

Procedure 46-8: Instructing a Patient to Use a Cane or Single Crutch Correctly

1003

(2)

Procedure 46-9: Teaching a Patient to Correctly Use a Walker

1005

(1)

Procedure 46-10: Wheelchair Transfer to Chair or Examination Table

1006

(4)

Diagnostic Testing

1007

(3)

Math for Pharmacology

1010

(12)

Weights and Measures

1012

(1)

Drug Calculations

1013

(1)

Guidelines 47-1: Conversion within the Metric System

1014

(4)

Calculating Dosages

1017

(1)

Rules for Conversion

1017

(1)

Calculating Pediatric Dosages

1018

(1)

Guidelines 47-2: Conversion

1018

(4)

Pharmacology

1022

(24)

Drug Names

1024

(1)

Regulation and Standards

1024

(1)

References

1024

(1)

Legal Classification of Drugs

1025

(3)

Drug Abuse

1028

(1)

General Classes of Drugs

1029

(4)

Routes and Methods of Drug Administration

1033

(3)

Frequently Administered Drugs

1036

(1)

Side Effects of Medications

1037

(1)

Drug Interactions

1037

(1)

Drug Use During Pregnancy

1038

(1)

Reading and Writing a Prescription

1038

(2)

Guidelines 48-1: Administration of Medication

1040

(6)

Abbreviations Used in Pharmacology

1041

(5)

Administering Medications

1046

(34)

Administration Procedures: OSHA Standards

1048

(1)

Medication Administration

1048

(2)

Procedure 49-1: Administering (Inserting) a Rectal or Vaginal Suppository

1050

(1)

Procedure 49-2: Administering Sublingual or Buccal Medication

1051

(1)

Procedure 49-3: Administering Oral Medications

1052

(3)

Equipment Used for Medication Administration

1053

(2)

Procedure 49-4: Using an Ampule

1055

(1)

Procedure 49-5: Withdrawing Medication from a Single-Dose or Multiple-Dose Vial

1056

(7)

Sites for Intramuscular Injection

1057

(4)

Sites for Subcutaneous Injection

1061

(2)

Procedure 49-6: Administering Parenteral Subcutaneous (SC) or Intramuscular (IM) Injections

1063

(3)

Procedure 49-7: Administering a Z-Track Injection

1066

(2)

Intradermal Injection

1066

(1)

Tuberculin Skin Test

1067

(1)

Procedure 49-8: Administering an Intradermal Injection

1068

(2)

Procedure 49-9: Performing a Tuberculin Skin Test

1070

(2)

Intravenous Therapy

1071

(1)

Procedure 49-10: Preparing an Intravenous (IV) Tray

1072

(4)

Immunizations

1072

(4)

Reconstituting a Powdered Medication for Administration

1076

(1)

Procedure 49-11: Reconstituting a Powdered Medication for Administration

1076

(4)

Charting Medications

1077

(3)

Patient Education

1080

(16)

Patient Education

1082

(1)

Procedure 50-1: Creating a Community Resource Brochure

1082

(1)

Procedure 50-2: Creating a Public Relations Brochure

1083

(1)

Guidelines 50-1: Effective Health Instructions

1084

(5)

Procedure 50-3: Instructing Patients According to Their Needs for Health Maintenance and Promotion

1089

(7)

Developing a Teaching Plan

1089

(1)

Teaching Patients with Disabilities

1089

(2)

Handling Noncompliance

1091

(1)

Teaching about Cast Care

1091

(5)

Nutrition

1096

(24)

Nutrition

1098

(18)

Stress Management

1116

(1)

Time Management

1116

(4)

Psychology

1120

(19)

Psychology

1122

(1)

Psychological Disorders

1122

(2)

Treatments

1124

(1)

Developmental Stages of the Life Cycle

1125

(1)

The Mind-Body Connection

1126

(1)

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

1126

(1)

Heredity and Environmental and Cultural Influences on Behavior

1127

(1)

Procedure 52-1: Role-Playing a Situation in Which a Patient Is from Another Culture

1128

(3)

Interpersonal Skills and Human Behavior

1128

(1)

Emotions

1129

(1)

Motivation

1130

(1)

Stress

1130

(1)

Procedure 52-2: Role-Playing a Situation When a Patient Is Frightened, Angry, and Depressed

1131

(4)

Procedure 52-3: Develop a Patient Teaching Handout about Stress

1135

(4)

Assisting the Patient with Terminal Illness

1135

(4)

Unit Five Career Assistance

1139

Externship and Career Opportunities

1140

What Is an Externship?

1142

(3)

Preparing for the Certification Examination

1145

(1)

The Job Search

1146

(2)

Procedure 53-1: Conducting a Job Search

1148

(2)

The Resume

1148

(2)

Procedure 53-2: Preparing Your Resume

1150

(3)

The Cover Letter

1151

(1)

The Interview

1151

(2)

Procedure 53-3: Preparing a Cover Letter

1153

(1)

Guidelines 53-1: Successful Interviewing

1154

(1)

Procedure 53-4: Role-Playing an Interview

1155

(2)

Follow-Up after the Interview

1156

(1)

What Does the Employer Want?

1156

(1)

Procedure 53-5: Preparing a Follow-Up Letter

1157

Appendix I Abbreviations and Symbols

(6)

Appendix II Glossary of Word Parts

Glossary

(1)

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