TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Clinical procedures for medical assisting (4/e): Chapter 2 – Booth, Whicker, Wyman

Chapter 2 - Infection control techniques. Although our bodies ordinarily are quite capable in their defense against pathogens, patients coming into an office for treatment may be more susceptible to infections. In this chapter you will learn the three levels of infection control and their respective processes. | 2 Infection Control Techniques 2- Learning Outcomes Describe the medical assistant’s role in infection control. Describe methods of infection control. Compare and contrast medical and surgical asepsis. Describe how to perform aseptic hand washing. Compare and contrast the procedures for sanitization, disinfection, and sterilization. 2- Learning Outcomes (cont.) Describe measures used in sanitization. List various methods used in disinfection and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Discuss the goal of surgical asepsis. Explain what an autoclave is and how it operates. List the steps in the general autoclave procedures. 2- Learning Outcomes (cont.) Explain how to wrap and label items for sterilization in an autoclave. Describe how to complete the sterilization procedure using an autoclave. Define the Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard and Universal Precautions as described in the rules and regulations of .

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• Clinical procedures
• Medical assisting
• Clinical medical assisting
• Infection control techniques
• Infection control methods
• Medical asepsis
• Administrative medical assisting
• Standard payment procedures
• Accepting payment
• General physical examination
• Clinical diagnosis
• Safety precautions
• Physical examination
• Principles of asepsis
• Infectious disease prevention
• Infectious diseases
• Blood borne pathogens
• AIDS patients
• Patient education
• Exam room furnishings
• Treatment areas
• Exam room
• Patient interview
• Patient responsibilities
• Patient rights
• Obtaining vital signs
• Taking temperatures
• Respiration irregularities
• Medical assistant
• Internal medicine
• Gynecologic physical examination
• Highly specialized examinations
• Allergy examinations
• Cardiology examination
• Minor surgery
• Wound care
• Instruments used in minor surgery
• Physical therapy
• Patient assessment
• Administering cryotherapy
• Emergency preparedness
• Medical emergencies
• Handling emergencies
• Alternative medicine
• Alternative medical systems
• Biologically based therapies
• Equipment safety
• Laboratory testing
• Medical assistant’s role
• Microorganisms cause disease
• Classification of microorganisms
• Multicellular parasites
• Testing urine specimens
• Urinary system
• Obtaining specimens
• Testing blood specimens
• Composition of blood
• Collecting blood specimens
• Special diets
• Daily energy requirements
• Dietary guidelines
• Principles of pharmacology
• Sources of drugs
• Drug therapy
• Drug administration
• Dosage calculations
• Geriatric considerations
• Pulmonary function testing
• Anatomy of the heart
• Physiology of the heart
• Diagnostic radiology
• Common diagnostic radiologic tests
• Filing X rays
• Externship process
• Medical assisting externships
• Expectations of externship candidates