Designed to ease students' transition from classroom to practice, this quick-reference pocket guide keeps all the essential information at hand and organized for easy review. It's the ideal procedure manual every medical assistant needs for the clinical setting. This completely updated Second Edition includes step-by-step coverage of the most common procedures medical assistants perform in clinical and administrative settings. "You Need to Know" sections and "Warning" boxes provide practical advice on a wide range of topics including chart notes, documentation examples, and patient tips. Content meets the current standards of the AAMA (American Association of Medical Assistants) and the AMT (American Medical Technologists).
This Fourth Edition of Medical Assisting Exam Review for CMA, RMA & CMAS Certification focuses on the critical most current components of the MA and MAS curricula, making it an indispensable tool for recent graduates, practicing medical assistants, medical administrative specialists and medical administrative assistants preparing to sit for any recognized national certification exams.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Pocket Guide for Medical Assisting is part of our suite of medical assisting products aimed at meeting the challenges of today's faculty ands studnets. This guide is constructed to ease students' transition from classroom to practice, this quick-reference pocket guide provides step-by-step instructions on the most common procedures medical assistants perform in clinical and administrative settings. It keeps all the essential information at hand and organized for easy review, and is the ideal procedure manual every medical assistant needs for the practice setting.
Designed to ease students' transition from classroom to practice, this quick-reference pocket guide provides step-by-step instructions on the most common procedures medical assistants perform in clinical and administrative settings. It keeps all the essential information at hand and organized for easy review, and is the ideal procedure manual every medical assistant needs for the practice setting. The book is now in full color and printed on coated write-on wipe-off paper so users can write notes and remove them easily. The procedures are easier to locate quickly and include more reference information such as lab values.
Designed to ensure that every medical assisting graduate can quickly trade a cap and gown for a set of scrubs, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Administrative Medical Assisting, 4e is more than just a textbook--it's an engaging, dynamic suite of learning resources designed to train medical assisting students in the administrative skills they'll need in today's rapidly changing health care environment. Other exciting changes in the Fourth Edition include a full chapter on Emergency Preparedness, new in-book role playing activities, and an expanded array of online resources.
"Among all of the existing review products, the focus on student engagement, thorough coverage of content, and accessible style are among the factors that have made LWW's Medical Assisting Exam Review for CMA and RMA Certification one of the most popular! Now in its third edition, this Review Guide prepares medical assisting students for successfully passing a national medical assisting certification exam (CMA, RMA, and CMAS exams). Ensuring that the book is comprehensive, this text also focuses on engagement and is written in a concise style that infuses humor and motivational strategies. The book first helps the user identify areas of strength and weakness, then guides the user through developing a study plan. Following this, practice exams included in the ancillary suite will help students assess their progress and continue working towards success on the exam"--Provided by publisher.
Fully revised to re flect the latest AOTA standards, Occupational Therapy Evaluation for Adults: A Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition is a quick, comprehensive reference to guide students and practitioners as they perform efficient evaluations of adults, identify problems, and plan and implement interventions to produce optimal therapeutic outcomes. Clinical examples illustrate the application of content, illustrations demonstrate assessment techniques, and extensive tables capture information in an easy-to-read manner. This completely revised and updated Second Edition covers a wide range of new assessments and tools for community-based practitioners, includes up-to-coverage of assessing clients in natural settings, and offers a strong focus on helping readers develop practical skills for the workplace.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Administrative Medical Assisting, Second Edition teaches students the theory and skills to become effective medical office assistants. The text and ancillary resources address all the required administrative competencies for CAAHEP and ABHES program accreditation. The book includes critical thinking questions and is written for maximum readability, with a full-color layout, over 100 illustrations, and boxes to highlight key points. A bound-in CD-ROM and a companion Website include CMA/RMA exam preparation questions, an English-to-Spanish audio glossary, a clinical simulation, administrative skill video clips, competency evaluation forms, and worksheets for practice. A Skills DVD with demonstrations of the most important medical assisting skills is available separately. An Instructor's Resource CD-ROM and online instructor resources will be available gratis upon adoption of the text.
You'll find it easy to practice and reinforce your skills in and out of the classroom by following what you see illustrated in each step-by-step procedure."--BOOK JACKET.
Prepared by residents and attending physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, this pocket-sized looseleaf is one of the best-selling references for medical students, interns, and residents on the wards and candidates reviewing for internal medicine board exams. In bulleted lists, tables, and algorithms, Pocket Medicine provides key clinical information about common problems in internal medicine, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, gastroenterology, nephrology, hematology-oncology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, and rheumatology. This Fifth Edition is fully updated and includes a sixteen-page color insert with key and classic abnormal images. If you purchased a copy of Sabatine: Pocket Medicine 5e, ISBN 978-1-4511-8237-8, please make note of the following important correction on page 1-36: Oral anticoagulation ( Chest 2012;141: e531S; EHJ 2012;33:2719; Circ 2013;127:1916)- All valvular AF as stroke risk very high- Nonvalv. AF: stroke risk 4.5%/y; anticoag (R) 68% ̄ stroke; use a risk score to guide Rx: CHADS2: CHF (1 point), HTN (1), A ge >= 75 y (1), DM (1), prior Stroke/TIA (2)CHA2DS2-VASc: adds 65-74 y (1) >=75 y (2), vasc dis. [MI, Ao plaque, or PAD (1)]; ? (1)score 32 (R) anticoag; score 1 (R) consider anticoag or ASA (? latter reasonable if risk factor age 65-74 y, vasc dis. or ?); antithrombotic Rx even if rhythm control [SCORE CORRECTED]- Rx options: factor Xa or direct thrombin inhib (non-valv only; no monitoring required) or warfarin (INR 2-3; w/ UFH bridge if high risk of stroke); if Pt refuses anticoag, considerASA + clopi or, even less effective, ASA alone ( NEJM 2009;360:2066)Please make note of this correction in your copy of Sabatine: Pocket Medicine 5e immediately and contact LWW's Customer Service Department at 1.800.638.3030 or 1.301.223.2300 so that you may be issued a corrected page 1-36. You may also download a PDF of page 1-36 by clicking HERE. All copies of Pocket Medicine, 5e with the ISBN: 978-1-4511-9378-7 include this correction.
