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: Physician’s 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