Research Catalog

Title

Lippincott's textbook for medical assistants / Julie B. Hosley, Shirley A. Jones, Elizabeth Molle-Matthews.

Author

Hosley, Julie B.

Publication

Philadelphia : Lippincott-Raven, c1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Jones, Shirley A.
• Molle, Elizabeth A.

Description

xxii, 1118 p. in various pagings ill. (some col.); 29 cm.

Alternative Title

Textbook for medical assistants

Subjects

• Practice Management, Medical
• Physician Assistants
• Medical assistants
• Clinical Medicine > methods

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Sect. I. Introduction to Medical Assisting. Unit 1. Understanding the Profession. Unit 2. Communicating With Patients -- Sect. II. The Administrative Medical Assistant. Unit 3. Performing Administrative Duties. Unit 4. Managing Finances in the Practice -- Sect. III. The Clinical Medical Assistant. Unit 5. Performing Clinical Duties. Unit 6. Assisting With Diagnostive Test and Therapeutic Procedures for Common Disorders. Unit 7. Performing Laboratory Procedures. Unit 8. Working With Special Patient Populations -- Sect. IV. Career Strategies. Unit 9. Competing in the Job Market. App. I. 1990 DACUM Analysis of the Medical Assisting Profession -- App. II. Key English-to-Spanish Health Care Phrases -- App. III. Two-Letter State and Possession Abbreviations -- App. IV. Abbreviations Commonly Used in Documentation -- App. V. Metric Measurements -- App. VI. Celsius-Fahrenheit Temperature Conversion Scale -- App. VII. Laboratory Tests.

ISBN

0397550960

LCCN

96034495

OCLC

• 35298573
• ocm35298573
• SCSB-4782673

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries