| Introduction to Medical Assisting | |
| Foundations and Principles | |
| The Profession of Medical Assisting | |
| Types of Medical Practice | |
| Legal and Ethical Issues in Medical Practice, Including HIPAA | |
| Communication With Patients, Families, and Coworkers | |
| Administrative Medical Assisting | |
| Office Work | |
| Using and Maintaining Office Equipment | |
| Using Computers in the Office | |
| Managing Correspondence and Mail | |
| Managing Office Supplies | |
| Maintaining Patient Records | |
| Managing the Office Medical Records | |
| Interacting With Patients | |
| Telephone Techniques | |
| Scheduling Appointments and Maintaining the Physician's Schedule | |
| Patient Reception Area | |
| Patient Education | |
| Financial Responsiblities | |
| Processing Health-Care Claims | |
| Medical Coding | |
| Patient Billing and Collections | |
| Accounting for the Medical Office | |
| Clinical Medical Assisting | |
| The Medical Office Environment | |
| Principles of Asepsis | |
| Infection Control Techniques | |
| HIV, Hepatitis, and Other Blood-Borne Pathogens | |
| Preparing the Examination and Treatment Areas | |
| Anatomy & Physiology | |
| Organization of the Body | |
| The Integumentary System | |
| The Skeletal System | |
| The Muscular System | |
| The Nervous System | |
| The Circulatory System | |
| The Immune System | |
| The Respiratory System | |
| The Digestive System | |
| The Endocrine System | |
| Special Senses | |
| The Urinary System | |
| The Reproductive System | |
| Assisting With Patients | |
| Interviewing the Patient, Taking History and Documenting Information | |
| Obtaining Vital Signs and Measurements | |
| Assisting With General Physical Examination | |
| Providing Eye and Ear Care | |
| Specialty Practices and Medical Emergencies | |
| Assisting With Examinations in the Basic Specialties | |
| Assisting With Highly Specialized Examinations | |
| Assisting With Minor Surgery | |
| Assisting With Cold and Heat Therapy and Ambulation | |
| Medical Emergencies and First Aid | |
| Physician's Office Laboratory Procedures | |
| Laboratory Equipment and Safety | |
| Introduction to Microbiology | |
| Collecting, Processing, and Testing Urine Specimens | |
| Collecting, Processing, and Testing Blood Specimens | |
| Nutrition, Pharmacology, and Diagnostic Equipment | |
| Nutrition and Special Diets | |
| Principles of Pharmacology | |
| Drug Administration | |
| Electrocardiography and Pulmonary Function Testing | |
| X-Rays and Diagnostic Radiology | |
| Externships | |
| Medical Assisting Externships and Preparing to Find a Position | |
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