TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Clinical procedures for medical assisting (4/e): Chapter 21 – Booth, Whicker, Wyman

Chapter 21 - Electrocardiography and pulmonary function testing. In this chapter students will be able to: Describe the anatomy and physiology of the heart, explain the conduction system of the heart, describe the basic patterns of an electrocardiogram (ECG), identify the components of an electrocardiograph and what each does,. | 21 Electrocardiography and Pulmonary Function Testing 21- Learning Outcomes Describe the anatomy and physiology of the heart. Explain the conduction system of the heart. Describe the basic patterns of an electrocardiogram (ECG). Identify the components of an electrocardiograph and what each does. 21- Learning Outcomes (cont.) Explain how to position the limb and precordial electrodes correctly. Describe in detail how to obtain an ECG. Identify the various types of artifacts and potential equipment problems and how to correct them. 21- Learning Outcomes (cont.) Identify how the ECG is interpreted. Identify common arrhythmias. Summarize exercise electrocardiography. Explain the procedure of Holter monitoring. Describe forced vital capacity. 21- Learning Outcomes (cont.) Describe the procedure of performing spirometry. Describe the procedure for obtaining a performing peak .

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• Clinical procedures
• Medical assisting
• Clinical medical assisting
• Pulmonary function testing
• Anatomy of the heart
• Physiology of the heart
• 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
• 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
• Diagnostic radiology
• Common diagnostic radiologic tests
• Filing X rays
• Externship process
• Medical assisting externships
• Expectations of externship candidates