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| Introduction to Medical Assisting | |
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| Foundations and Principles | |
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| The Profession of Medical Assisting | |
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| Types of Medical Practice | |
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| Legal and Ethical Issues in Medical Practice, Including HIPAA | |
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| Communication with Patients, Families, and Coworkers | |
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| Administrative Medical Assisting | |
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| Office Work | |
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| Using and Maintaining Office Equipment | |
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| Using Computers in the Office | |
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| Managing Correspondence and Mail | |
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| Managing Office Supplies | |
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| Maintaining Patient Records | |
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| Managing the Office Medical Records | |
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| Interacting with Patients | |
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| Telephone Techniques | |
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| Scheduling Appointments and Maintaining the Physician's Schedule | |
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| Patient Reception | |
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| Patient Education | |
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| Financial Responsibilities | |
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| Health Insurance Billing Procedures | |
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| Medical Coding | |
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| Patient Billing and Collections | |
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| Accounting for the Medical Office | |
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| Clinical Medical Assisting | |
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| The Medical Office Environment | |
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| Principles of Asepsis | |
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| Infection Control Techniques | |
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| HIV, Hepatitis, and Other Blood-Borne Pathogens | |
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| Preparing the Examination and Treatment Areas | |
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| Anatomy and Physiology | |
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| Organization of the Body | |
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| The Integumentary System | |
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| The Skeletal System | |
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| The Muscular System | |
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| The Cardiovascular System | |
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| The Respiratory System | |
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| The Nervous System | |
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| The Urinary System | |
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| The Reproductive Systems | |
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| The Lymphatic and Immune Systems | |
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| The Digestive System | |
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| The Endocrine System | |
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| Special Senses | |
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| Assisting with Patients | |
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| Interviewing the Patient, Taking a History, and Documentation | |
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| Obtaining Vital Signs and Measurements | |
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| Assisting with a General Physical Examination | |
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| Specialty Practices and Medical Emergencies | |
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| Assisting with Examinations in the Basic Specialties | |
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| Assisting with Highly Specialized Examinations | |
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| Assisting with Minor Surgery | |
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| Assisting with Cold and Heat Therapy and Ambulation | |
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| Medical Emergencies and First Aid | |
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| Complementary and Alternative Medicine | |
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| Physician's Office Laboratory Procedures | |
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| Laboratory Equipment and Safety | |
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| Introduction to Microbiology | |
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| Collecting, ProcessingMicrobiologyng Urine Specimens | |
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| Collecting, Processing, and Testing Blood Specimens | |
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| Nutrition, Pharmacology, and Diagnostic Equipment | |
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| Nutrition and Special Diets | |
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| Principles of Pharmacology | |
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| Drug Administration | |
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| Electrocardiography and Pulmonary Function Testing | |
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| X-Rays and Diagnostic Radiology | |
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| Externship | |
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| Medical Assisting Externships and Preparing to Find a Position | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Medical Assistant Role Delineation Chart (AAMA) | |
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| RMA Certification Chart | |
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| NHA Certification Chart | |
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| Prefixes and Suffixes Commonly Used in Medical Terms | |
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| Latin and Greek Equivalents Commonly Used in Medical Terms | |
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| Abbreviations Commonly Used in Medical Notations | |
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| Symbols Commonly Used in Medical Notations | |
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| Professional Organizations and Agencies | |