Master the clinical and administrative competencies you need to succeed as a medical assistant! Kinn's Medical Assisting Fundamentals, 3rd Edition, covers the administrative and clinical knowledge, skills, and procedures that are essential to patient care. A reader-friendly approach and focus on foundational content — including medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, basic math calculations, and soft skills — give you a solid understanding of the key skills and procedures at the heart of medical assisting practice. An applied learning approach organizes content around realistic case scenarios. This edition addresses all revised CAAHEP/ABHES competencies, including intravenous procedures, catheterization, and limited-scope radiography to address competencies approved in many states. Kinn's Medical Assisting Fundamentals offers an all-in-one solution with its expanded Evolve companion website that provides additional practice and reinforcement of key concepts. This practical text will prepare you to launch a successful medical assisting career!
1. Kinn’s Medical Assisting Fundamentals: Administrative and Clinical Competencies with Anatomy & Physiology - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Disclaimer - p. ii 5. Table of Contents - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. Contributing editors - p. v 8. Reviewers - p. vi 9. Preface - p. vii 10. List of Illustrations - p. xii 11. List of Tables - p. xiii 12. UNIT 1. Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology - p. xiii 13. 1. Medical terminology basics - p. 1 14. 2. Anatomy and pathology basics - p. 12 15. 3. Skeletal system - p. 28 16. 4. Muscular system - p. 51 17. 5. Integumentary system - p. 65 18. 6. Nervous system - p. 83 19. 7. Endocrine system - p. 107 20. 8. Sensory system - p. 125 21. 9. Blood, lymphatic, and immune systems - p. 146 22. 10. Cardiovascular system - p. 167 23. 11. Respiratory system - p. 191 24. 12. Digestive system - p. 207 25. 13. Urinary system - p. 227 26. 14. Reproductive system - p. 243 27. 15. Behavioral health - p. 269 28. UNIT 2. Professional Medical Assistant - p. 285 29. 16. Health care and the professional medical assistant - p. 286 30. 17. Applied interpersonal communication - p. 302 31. 18. Legal basics - p. 322 32. 19. Healthcare laws - p. 341 33. 20. Healthcare ethics - p. 363 34. UNIT 3. Administrative Ambulatory Care - p. 375 35. 21. The health record - p. 376 36. 22. Telephone techniques - p. 396 37. 23. Scheduling and reception - p. 413 38. 24. Technology - p. 435 39. 25. Written communication - p. 451 40. 26. Daily operations and safety - p. 472 41. 27. Health insurance basics - p. 493 42. 28. Diagnostic coding basics - p. 509 43. 29. Procedural coding basics - p. 526 44. 30. Billing and reimbursement - p. 542 45. 31. Accounts, collections, and banking - p. 566 46. UNIT 4. Basic Clinical Procedures - p. 593 47. 32. Infection control - p. 594 48. 33. Vital signs - p. 613 49. 34. Patient interview - p. 642 50. 35. Physical examination - p. 659 51. 36. Assisting in obstetrics and gynecology - p. 686 52. 37. Assisting in pediatrics - p. 704 53. 38. Assisting in geriatrics - p. 724 54. 39. Surgical equipment and supplies - p. 737 55. 40. Surgical and special procedures - p. 757 56. UNIT 5. Advanced Clinical Procedures - p. 788 57. 41. Patient coaching with health promotion - p. 789 58. 42. Patient coaching with nutrition - p. 818 59. 43. Patient coaching with rehabilitation - p. 838 60. 44. Pharmacology basics - p. 856 61. 45. Pharmacology math - p. 880 62. 46. Administering medication - p. 897 63. 47. Intravenous procedures - p. 941 64. 48. Cardiopulmonary procedures - p. 958 65. 49. Medical emergencies - p. 988 66. UNIT 6. Limited Scope Radiology - p. 1016 67. 50. Assisting with radiology - p. 1017 68. 51. Radiologic positioning - p. 1041 69. UNIT 7. Medical Laboratory - p. 1072 70. 52. Assisting in the clinical laboratory - p. 1073 71. 53. Assisting in the analysis of urine - p. 1099 72. 54. Assisting in blood collection - p. 1124 73. 55. Assisting in the analysis of blood - p. 1154 74. 56. Assisting in microbiology and immunology - p. 1184 75. UNIT 8. Career Development - p. 1211 76. 57. Career development - p. 1212 77. Glossary - p. 1236 78. Index - p. 1250
Master the clinical and administrative competencies you need to succeed as a medical assistant! Kinn's Medical Assisting Fundamentals, 3rd Edition, covers the administrative and clinical knowledge, skills, and procedures that are essential to patient care. A reader-friendly approach and focus on foundational content — including medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, basic math calculations, and soft skills — give you a solid understanding of the key skills and procedures at the heart of medical assisting practice. An applied learning approach organizes content around realistic case scenarios. This edition addresses all revised CAAHEP/ABHES competencies, including intravenous procedures, catheterization, and limited-scope radiography to address competencies approved in many states. Kinn's Medical Assisting Fundamentals offers an all-in-one solution with its expanded Evolve companion website that provides additional practice and reinforcement of key concepts. This practical text will prepare you to launch a successful medical assisting career!
1. Kinn’s Medical Assisting Fundamentals: Administrative and Clinical Competencies with Anatomy & Physiology - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Disclaimer - p. ii 5. Table of Contents - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. Contributing editors - p. v 8. Reviewers - p. vi 9. Preface - p. vii 10. List of Illustrations - p. xii 11. List of Tables - p. xiii 12. UNIT 1. Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology - p. xiii 13. 1. Medical terminology basics - p. 1 14. 2. Anatomy and pathology basics - p. 12 15. 3. Skeletal system - p. 28 16. 4. Muscular system - p. 51 17. 5. Integumentary system - p. 65 18. 6. Nervous system - p. 83 19. 7. Endocrine system - p. 107 20. 8. Sensory system - p. 125 21. 9. Blood, lymphatic, and immune systems - p. 146 22. 10. Cardiovascular system - p. 167 23. 11. Respiratory system - p. 191 24. 12. Digestive system - p. 207 25. 13. Urinary system - p. 227 26. 14. Reproductive system - p. 243 27. 15. Behavioral health - p. 269 28. UNIT 2. Professional Medical Assistant - p. 285 29. 16. Health care and the professional medical assistant - p. 286 30. 17. Applied interpersonal communication - p. 302 31. 18. Legal basics - p. 322 32. 19. Healthcare laws - p. 341 33. 20. Healthcare ethics - p. 363 34. UNIT 3. Administrative Ambulatory Care - p. 375 35. 21. The health record - p. 376 36. 22. Telephone techniques - p. 396 37. 23. Scheduling and reception - p. 413 38. 24. Technology - p. 435 39. 25. Written communication - p. 451 40. 26. Daily operations and safety - p. 472 41. 27. Health insurance basics - p. 493 42. 28. Diagnostic coding basics - p. 509 43. 29. Procedural coding basics - p. 526 44. 30. Billing and reimbursement - p. 542 45. 31. Accounts, collections, and banking - p. 566 46. UNIT 4. Basic Clinical Procedures - p. 593 47. 32. Infection control - p. 594 48. 33. Vital signs - p. 613 49. 34. Patient interview - p. 642 50. 35. Physical examination - p. 659 51. 36. Assisting in obstetrics and gynecology - p. 686 52. 37. Assisting in pediatrics - p. 704 53. 38. Assisting in geriatrics - p. 724 54. 39. Surgical equipment and supplies - p. 737 55. 40. Surgical and special procedures - p. 757 56. UNIT 5. Advanced Clinical Procedures - p. 788 57. 41. Patient coaching with health promotion - p. 789 58. 42. Patient coaching with nutrition - p. 818 59. 43. Patient coaching with rehabilitation - p. 838 60. 44. Pharmacology basics - p. 856 61. 45. Pharmacology math - p. 880 62. 46. Administering medication - p. 897 63. 47. Intravenous procedures - p. 941 64. 48. Cardiopulmonary procedures - p. 958 65. 49. Medical emergencies - p. 988 66. UNIT 6. Limited Scope Radiology - p. 1016 67. 50. Assisting with radiology - p. 1017 68. 51. Radiologic positioning - p. 1041 69. UNIT 7. Medical Laboratory - p. 1072 70. 52. Assisting in the clinical laboratory - p. 1073 71. 53. Assisting in the analysis of urine - p. 1099 72. 54. Assisting in blood collection - p. 1124 73. 55. Assisting in the analysis of blood - p. 1154 74. 56. Assisting in microbiology and immunology - p. 1184 75. UNIT 8. Career Development - p. 1211 76. 57. Career development - p. 1212 77. Glossary - p. 1236 78. Index - p. 1250
