Preface

vii

PART I

THE CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT

UNIT ONE

FUNDAMENTALS OF CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTING

3

1

Nutrition and Wetlness

3

2

Medical Asepsis and Infection Control

17

3

Medical History and Patient Assessment

31

4

Anthropometric Measurements and Vital Signs

47

5

Assisting with the Physical Examination

81

6

Sterilization and Surgical Instruments

95

7

Assisting with Minor Office Surgery

111

8

Pharmacology

143

9

Preparing and Administering Medications

155

10

Diagnostic Imaging

185

11

Medical Office Emergencies

197

UNIT TWO

CLINICAL DUTIES RELATED TO MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

223

12

Dermatology

223

13

Orthopedics

241

14

Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology

263

15

Pulmonary Medicine

291

16

Cardiology

307

17

Gastroenterology

323

18

Neurology

337

19

Urology

351

20

Obstetrics and Gynecology

367

21

Endocrinology

387

22

Pediatrics

399

23

Geriatrics

417

PART

THE CLINICAL LABORATORY

UNIT THREE

FUNDAMENTALS OF LABORATORY PROCEDURES

433

24

Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory

433

25

CLIA Compliance and Laboratory Safety

447

26

Phlebotomy

467

27

Hematology

495

28

Urinalysis

517

29

Microbiology and Immunology

541

30

Clinical Chemistry

581

PART III

CAREER STRATEGIES

UNIT FOUR

COMPETING IN THE JOB MARKET

601

31

Capstone Activities: Applying What You Have Learned

601