TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Medical assisting: Administrative and clinical procedures (5e) - Chapter 46: Microbiology and disease

After studying this chapter you will be able to: Describe the purpose of the physician’s office laboratory, identify the medical assistant’s duties in the physician’s office laboratory, identify important pieces of laboratory equipment, illustrate measures to prevent accidents,. | 46 Microbiology and Disease Explain the medical assistant’s role in microbiology. Describe how microorganisms cause disease. Describe how microorganisms are classified and named. Discuss the role of viruses in human disease. Discuss the symptoms of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. Discuss the role of bacteria in human disease. Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes (cont.) Discuss the role of protozoa in human disease. Discuss the role of fungi in human disease. Discuss the role of multicellular parasites in human disease. Describe the process involved in diagnosing an infection. Identify general guidelines for obtaining specimens. Learning Outcomes (cont.) Carry out the procedure for transporting specimens to outside laboratories. Describe two techniques used in the direct examination of culture specimens. Carry out the procedure for preparing and examining stained specimens. Carry out the procedure for

• Medical assisting
• Administrative practices
• Clinical practices
• Medical assisting practice
• Role of laboratory testing
• Medical assistant’s role
• Clinical procedures
• Administrative medical assisting
• Clinical medical assisting
• Medical assisting profession
• Medical assistant credentials
• Responsibilities of the medical assistant
• Medical assisting organizations
• Medical assisting externships
• Externship scenarios
• Assisting in geriatrics
• Geriatric patients
• Medical office
• Accounting for the medical office
• Assisting in pediatrics
• Pediatric patient care
• Medical coding
• Diagnosis codes
• Minor surgery
• Medical asepsis
• Medical specialties
• Nursing careers
• Medical law
• Physician rights
• Externship process
• Expectations of externship candidates
• Insurance terminology
• Managed care plans
• Standard payment procedures
• Accepting payment
• Body organization
• Anatomical terminology
• Integumentary system
• Structure of skin
• Skeletal system
• Bone structure
• Skeletal muscles
• Muscular system
• Cardiovascular system
• Structures of the heart
• respiratory system
• Paranasal sinuses
• Nervous system
• Neuron structure
• Urinary system
• Renal sinus
• Reproductive system
• Male reproductive system
• Female reproductive system