TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Clinical procedures for medical assisting (4/e): Chapter 17 – Booth, Whicker, Wyman

Chapter 17 - Collecting, processing, and testing blood specimens. In many health-care settings, the medical assistant is responsible for collecting blood specimens from patients and even performs some testing in the waived category. In order to properly collect the specimens, you will need to review the circulatory system and the function of blood. You will be introduced in this chapter to venipuncture and capillary collection procedures, and you will learn the appropriate supplies and equipment needed to perform these procedures. | 17 Collecting, Processing, and Testing Blood Specimens 17- Learning Outcomes Discuss the composition and function of blood. Describe the process for collecting a blood specimen. Explain the importance of confirming patients’ identities and correctly identifying blood samples. Describe how to perform venipuncture and capillary puncture procedures. 17- Learning Outcomes (cont.) Identify the equipment and supplies required for blood-drawing procedures. Discuss the correct procedures for disposing of waste generated during blood-drawing procedures. Discuss common fears and concerns of patients and how to ease these fears. 17- Learning Outcomes (cont.) Develop techniques for helping patients with special needs, including children, the elderly, patients at risk for uncontrolled bleeding, and difficult patients. Identify common blood tests and explain their purposes. Perform certain blood tests. 17- .

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• Clinical procedures
• Medical assisting
• Clinical medical assisting
• Testing blood specimens
• Composition of blood
• Collecting blood specimens
• 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
• 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
• 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