TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Clinical procedures for medical assisting (4/e): Chapter 11 – Booth, Whicker, Wyman

Chapter 11 - Assisting with cold and heat therapy and ambulation. In this chapter you will learn: Explain how medical assistants might assist with some forms of physical therapy; describe ways to test joint mobility, muscle strength, gait, and posture; discuss the benefits of cold and heat therapies; list contraindications to cold and heat therapies; identify various cold and heat therapies;. | 11 Assisting with Cold and Heat Therapy and Ambulation 11- Learning Outcomes Explain how medical assistants might assist with some forms of physical therapy. Describe ways to test joint mobility, muscle strength, gait, and posture. Discuss the benefits of cold and heat therapies. List contraindications to cold and heat therapies. Identify various cold and heat therapies. 11- Learning Outcomes (cont.) Demonstrate how to perform cold and heat therapies. Describe hydrotherapy methods. Identify several methods of exercise therapy. Compare different methods of traction. Demonstrate how to teach a patient to use a cane, a walker, crutches, and a wheelchair. 11- Introduction Medical assistant Common duties Apply cold and heat therapy Assist patients with ambulation You may also Teach basic exercises Demonstrate how to use a wheelchair Demonstrate the use of cane, walker, and crutches Discuss therapies with the patient

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• Clinical procedures
• Medical assisting
• Clinical medical assisting
• Physical therapy
• Patient assessment
• Administering cryotherapy
• 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
• Highly specialized examinations
• Allergy examinations
• Cardiology examination
• Minor surgery
• Wound care
• Instruments used in minor surgery
• 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