Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Procedures

<p><strong>Unit One: Medical Assisting as a Career</strong><br/>1. Introduction to Medical Assisting<br/>2. Healthcare and the Healthcare Team<br/>3. Professionalism and Success<br/>4. Interpersonal Communication<br/>5. Legal and Ethical Issues<br/><strong>Unit Two: Safety and the Environment</strong><br/>6. Infection Control Fundamentals<br/>7. Safety and Patient Reception<br/>8. Office Equipment and Supplies<br/>9. Examination and Treatment Areas<br/><strong>Unit Three: Communication</strong><br/>10. Written and Electronic Documents<br/>11. Medical Records and Documentation<br/>12. Electronic Health Records<br/>13. Managing Medical Records<br/>14. Telephone Techniques<br/>15. Patient Education<br/><strong>Unit Four: Administrative Practices</strong><br/>16. Schedule Management<br/>17. Insurance and Billing<br/>18. Diagnostic Coding<br/>19. Procedure Coding<br/>20. Patient Collections and Financial Management<br/><strong>Unit Five: Applied Anatomy and Physiology</strong><br/>21. Organization of the Body<br/>22. The Integumentary System<br/>23. The Skeletal System<br/>24. The Muscular System<br/>25. The Cardiovascular System<br/>26. The Blood<br/>27. The Lymphatic and Immune Systems<br/>28. The Respiratory System<br/>29. The Nervous System<br/>30. The Urinary System<br/>31. The Reproductive Systems<br/>32. The Digestive System<br/>33. The Endocrine System<br/>34. Special Senses<br/><strong>Unit Six: Clinical Practices</strong><br/>35. Infection Control Practices<br/>36. Patient Interview and History<br/>37. Vital Signs and Measurements<br/>38. Assisting with a General Physical Examination<br/>39. Assisting in Reproductive and Urinary Specialties<br/>40. Assisting in Pediatrics<br/>41. Assisting in Geriatrics<br/>42. Assisting in Other Medical Specialties<br/>43. Assisting with Eye and Ear Care<br/>44. Assisting with Minor Surgery<br/><strong>Unit Seven: Assisting with Diagnostics</strong><br/>45. Orientation to the Lab<br/>46. Microbiology and Disease<br/>47. Collecting, Processing, and Testing Urine and Stool Specimens<br/>48. Collecting, Processing, and Testing Blood Specimens<br/>49. Electrocardiography and Pulmonary Function<br/>50. Diagnostic Imaging<br/><strong>Unit Eight: Assisting in Therapeutics</strong><br/>51. Principles of Pharmacology<br/>52. Dosage Calculation<br/>53. Medication Administration<br/>54. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation<br/>55. Nutrition and Health<br/><strong>Unit Nine: Medical Assisting Practice</strong><br/>56. Practice Management<br/>57. Emergency Preparedness<br/>58. Preparing for the World of Work<br/>App 1 Diseases and Disorders<br/>App 2 Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word Roots in Commonly Used Medical Terms<br/>App 3 Abbreviations and Symbols Commonly Used in Medical Notations</p>