SECTION 1:: The Medical Office Environment

Chapter 1:: Principles of Asepsis

Chapter 2:: Infection Control Techniques

Chapter 3:: HIV, Hepatitis, and Other Blood-Borne Pathogens

Chapter 4:: Preparing the Exam and Treatment Areas

SECTION 2:: Assisting with Patients

Chapter 5:: Interviewing the Patient, Taking a History, and Documentation

Chapter 6:: Obtaining Vital Signs and Measurements

Chapter 7:: Assisting with a General Physical Examination

SECTION 3:: Specialty Practices and Medical Emergencies

Chapter 8:: Assisting with Examinations in the Basic Specialties

Chapter 9:: Assisting with Highly Specialized Examinations

Chapter 10:: Assisting with Minor Surgery

Chapter 11:: Assisting with Cold and Heat Therapy and Ambulation

Chapter 12:: Emergency Preparedness and First Aid

Chapter 13:: Complementary and Alternative Medicine

SECTION 4:: Physicians Office Laboratory Procedures

Chapter 14:: Laboratory Equipment and Safety

Chapter 15:: Introduction to Microbiology

Chapter 16:: Collecting, Processing, and Testing Urine Specimens

Chapter 17:: Collecting, Processing, and Testing Blood Specimens

SECTION 5:: Nutrition, Pharmacology, and Diagnostic Equipment

Chapter 18:: Nutrition and Special Diets

Chapter 19:: Principles of Pharmacology

Chapter 20:: Drug Administration

Chapter 21:: Electrocardiography and Pulmonary Function Testing

Chapter 22:: X-Rays and Diagnostic Radiology

SECTION 6:: Externship

Chapter 23:: Medical Assisting Externships and Preparing to Find a Position

Appendix I:: Prefixes, Suffixes and Word Roots In

Commonly-Used Medical Terms

Appendix II:: Abbreviations and Symbols Commonly Used in Medical Notations

Glossary

Credits

Index

Diseases and Disorders Index