Upon completion of the Medical Assistant course, the student will be able to perform medical, laboratory and office administrative duties on an entry level basis.
Included in the course curriculum are:
- clinical procedures such as preparing
patients for examination
- taking blood pressure, pulse and respiration
- sterilizing instruments
- taking electrocardiograph readings
- phlebotomy
- giving injections
Lab procedures stressed are:
- routine blood tests
- urinalysis
- white and red blood counts
- hemoglobin
- hematocrit
- as well as an introduction to pharmacology.
Office
and receptionist procedures such as:
- typing
- basic accounting
- transcription
- computer word processing
- insurance forms
- and an introduction
to CPT/ICD-9 coding are also stressed.
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