Delmar Learning's Clinical Handbook for the Medical Office

Second Edition
Author: Michelle Heller, CMA (AAMA), RMA; Connie Krebs
ISBN #: 1401832857
©2004   Publish Date: 09/18/2003
Binding: SP
Pages: 304
Publisher: Cengage Learning

Price: $74.95

Description:

This handbook for medical assistants and physician office personnel provides numerous charts for quick referencing. Organized in an easy-to-read chart format, main topic areas include documentation, in-office and telephone assessment, normal lab values, commonly prescribed drugs, and clinical procedures. OB-Gyn and pediatric specialty sections are also included.

Product Benefits:

• In-office and telephone assessment charts teach readers what questions to ask when presented with various types of patient medical complaints.
• A section on documentation and examples throughout the handbook show readers how to take chief complaints, develop a history of the present illness, use a triage manual, and more!
• Clinical procedure charts provide quick facts, trouble-shooting tips, and steps on how to perform each procedure.
• Commonly prescribed medication and OTC medication charts provide a resource for the correct spelling of drugs when documenting the patient's chart.
• Hugs in the Hallway, stories centered around the medical office, convey the importance of demonstrating compassion toward patients.

Table of Contents:

Section 1 Common Medical Abbreviations; Section 2 Documentation Basics; Section 3 Telephone Triage/Medical Assessment; Section 4 OB-GYN Specialty Information; Section 5 Pediatric Specialty; Section 6: Pharmacology; Section 7 Laboratory Information; Section 9 Procedures; Section 10 Instrument Identification; Section 11 Hugs in the Hallway

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