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Medical Assisting ISE

7th Edition
1260589501 · 9781260589504
The medical assisting profession is soaring to new heights with the expansion and diversity of roles and changes in the healthcare environment. Today’s medical assistants must juggle many tasks in the medical office to keep up with the changes. The… Read More
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UNIT ONE: Medical Assisting as a Career

1 Introduction to Medical Assisting

2 Healthcare and the Healthcare Team 

3 Professionalism and Success 

4 Interpersonal Communication

5 Legal and Ethical Issues 


UNIT TWO: Safety and the Environment

6 Infection Control Fundamentals 

7 Safety and Patient Reception 

8 Office Equipment and Supplies

9 Examination and Treatment Areas


UNIT THREE: Communication

10 Written and Electronic Communication

11 Medical Records and Documentation

12 Electronic Health Records

13 Managing Medical Records

14 Telephone Techniques

15 Patient Education


UNIT FOUR: Administrative Practices

16 Schedule Management

17 Insurance and Billing

18 Diagnostic Coding

19 Procedural Coding

20 Patient Collections and Financial Management


UNIT FIVE: Applied Anatomy and Physiology

21 Organization of the Body

22 The Integumentary System

23 The Skeletal System

24 The Muscular System

25 The Cardiovascular System

26 The Blood

27 The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

28 The Respiratory System

29 The Nervous System

30 The Urinary System

31 The Reproductive Systems

32 The Digestive System

33 The Endocrine System

34 Special Senses


UNIT SIX: Clinical Practices

35 Infection Control Practices

36 Patient Interview and History

37 Vital Signs and Measurements

38 Assisting with a General Physical Examination

39 Assisting in Reproductive and Urinary Specialties

40 Assisting in Pediatrics

41 Assisting in Geriatrics

42 Assisting in Other Medical Specialties

43 Assisting with Eye and Ear Care

44 Assisting with Minor Surgery


UNIT SEVEN: Assisting with Diagnostics

45 Orientation to the Lab

46 Microbiology and Disease

47 Collecting, Processing, and Testing Urine and Stool Specimens 

48 Collecting, Processing, and Testing Blood Specimens

49 Electrocardiography and Pulmonary Function Testing

50 Diagnostic Imaging


UNIT EIGHT: Assisting in Therapeutics

51 Principles of Pharmacology

52 Dosage Calculations

53 Medication Administration

54 Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

55 Nutrition and Health


UNIT NINE: Medical Assisting Practice

56 Practice Management

57 Emergency Preparedness

58 Preparing for the World of Work



The medical assisting profession is soaring to new heights with the expansion and diversity of roles and changes in the healthcare environment. Today’s medical assistants must juggle many tasks in the medical office to keep up with the changes. The seventh edition of Medical Assisting:Administrative and Clinical Procedures with Anatomy and Physiology was updated to help students as well as instructors learn these ever-changing tasks and stay current in the healthcare environment.

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