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

Chapter 4 - Preparing the exam and treatment areas. In this chapter you will learn about the common layouts of examination rooms; keeping the rooms clean and stocked with instruments, disposable, and consumable supplies; maintaining the comfort of the room; and making the room safe for patients and coworkers. You will also be introduced to the requirements for accessibility established by the Americans With Disabilities Act. | 4 Preparing the Exam and Treatment Areas 4- Learning Outcomes Explain the medical assistant’s role in preparing the examination room. Describe the layout and features of a typical examination room. Describe steps to prevent the spread of infection in the examination room. Explain how and when to disinfect examination room surfaces. 4- Learning Outcomes (cont.) Describe the importance of such factors as temperature, lighting, and ventilation in the examination room. Identify instruments and supplies used in a general physical examination, and tell how to arrange and prepare them. Explain how to eliminate hazards to physical safety in the examination room. 4- Introduction Preparation of the exam room and treatment area Common layouts Cleanliness and supplies Comfort of room Safety Accessibility based on the Americans with Disabilities Act 4- The Medical Assistant’s Role in Preparing the Examination Room Maintain neatness and .

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• Clinical procedures
• Medical assisting
• Clinical medical assisting
• Exam room furnishings
• Treatment areas
• Exam room
• 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
• Infection control techniques
• Infection control methods
• Medical asepsis
• Blood borne pathogens
• AIDS patients
• Patient education
• 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