TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Clinical procedures for medical assisting (4/e): Chapter 9 – Booth, Whicker, Wyman

Chapter 9 - Assisting with highly specialized examinations. After you have mastered the material in this chapter, you will be able to: Discuss the medical specialties of allergy, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otology, surgery, and urology; describe the types of examinations and diagnostic tests performed in each of these specialties and the medical assistant’s role in these examinations and tests;. | 9 Assisting with Highly Specialized Examinations 9- Learning Outcomes Discuss the medical specialties of allergy, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otology, surgery, and urology. Describe the types of examinations and diagnostic tests performed in each of these specialties and the medical assistant’s role in these examinations and tests. Identify the most common diseases and disorders seen in these medical specialties and typical treatments for them. 9- Learning Outcomes (cont.) Carry out the procedure for assisting the physician in performing a scratch test. Carry out the procedure for assisting with a sigmoidoscopy. Prepare the ophthalmoscope for use. Carry out the procedure for assisting with a needle biopsy. 9- Introduction Many physicians choose to specialize The medical assistant working for a specialist will Assist with the examinations Assist with .

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• Clinical procedures
• Medical assisting
• Clinical medical assisting
• Highly specialized examinations
• Allergy examinations
• Cardiology examination
• 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
• 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
• 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