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Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual for Kinn's The Medical Assistant
An Applied Learning Approach
- 15th Edition - September 8, 2022
- Authors: Brigitte Niedzwiecki, Julie Pepper
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 4 2 4 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 8 3 1 5 - 3
Designed to support the trusted content in Kinn’s The Medical Assistant, 15th Edition, this study guide is an essential review and practice companion to reinforce key concep… Read more
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Request a sales quoteDesigned to support the trusted content in Kinn’s The Medical Assistant, 15th Edition, this study guide is an essential review and practice companion to reinforce key concepts, encourage critical thinking, and help you apply medical assisting content. This robust companion guide offers a wide range of activities to strengthen your understanding of common administrative and clinical skills — including certification preparation questions, a review of medical terminology and anatomy, and application exercises. Trusted for more than 65 years as a key part of the journey from classroom to career, it also features competency checklists to accurately measure your progress and performance from day one until you land your first job as a medical assistant.
- Comprehensive coverage of all administrative and clinical procedures complies with accreditation requirements.
- Approximately 190 step-by-step procedure checklists enable you to assess and track your performance for every procedure included in the textbook.
- Chapter-by-chapter correlation with the textbook allows you to easily follow core textbook competencies.
- Matching and acronym activities reinforce your understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and chapter vocabulary.
- Short-answer and fill-in-the-blank exercises strengthen your comprehension of key concepts.
- Multiple-choice questions help you prepare for classroom and board exams.
- Workplace application exercises promote critical thinking and job readiness before you enter practice.
- Internet exercises offer ideas for expanded and project-based learning.
Medical Assisting students
- Estimated annual enrollment 145,000 (IPEDS)
- 403 programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
395 programs accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- To the Student
- Competency Checklist
- List of Illustrations
- Chapter 1: The Professional Medical Assistant and the Healthcare Team
- Chapter 2: Therapeutic Communication
- Chapter 3: Legal Principles
- Chapter 4: Healthcare Laws
- Chapter 5: Healthcare Ethics
- Chapter 6: Technology
- Chapter 7: Written Communication
- Chapter 8: Telephone Techniques
- Chapter 9: Scheduling Appointments and Patient Processing
- Chapter 10: Health Records
- Chapter 11: Daily Operations and Safety
- Chapter 12: Health Insurance Essentials
- Chapter 13: Diagnostic Coding Essentials
- Chapter 14: Procedural Coding Essentials
- Chapter 15: Medical Billing and Reimbursement Essentials
- Chapter 16: Patient Accounts and Practice Management
- Chapter 17: Advanced Roles in Administration
- Chapter 18: Introduction to Medical Terminology and Anatomy
- Chapter 19: Infection Control
- Chapter 20: Vital Signs
- Chapter 21: Physical Examination
- Chapter 22: Patient Coaching
- Chapter 23: Nutrition and Health Promotion
- Chapter 24: Surgical Supplies and Instruments
- Chapter 25: Advanced Roles in Administration
- Chapter 26: Principles of Electrocardiography
- Chapter 27: Advanced Roles in Administration
- Chapter 28: Principles of Pharmacology
- Chapter 29: Pharmacology Math
- Chapter 30: Administering Medications
- Chapter 31: Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
- Chapter 32: Dermatology
- Chapter 33: Allergy and Infectious Disease
- Chapter 34: Gastroenterology
- Chapter 35: Orthopedics and Rheumatology
- Chapter 36: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Chapter 37: Neurology
- Chapter 38: Behavioral Health
- Chapter 39: Endocrinology
- Chapter 40: Cardiology
- Chapter 41: Pulmonology
- Chapter 42: Urology and Male Reproduction
- Chapter 43: Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Chapter 44: Pediatrics
- Chapter 45: Geriatrics
- Chapter 46: Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
- Chapter 47: Urinalysis
- Chapter 48: Blood Collection
- Chapter 49: Analysis of Blood
- Chapter 50: Microbiology and Immunology
- Chapter 51: Intravenous Therapy
- Chapter 52: Radiology Basics
- Chapter 53: Positioning for Radiology
- Chapter 54: Skills and Strategies
- Language: English
- Edition: 15
- Published: September 8, 2022
- Imprint: Saunders
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323874243
- eBook ISBN: 9780323883153
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