Medical Assistant in the Clinic
Medical Assistant in the Clinic is organized by Annals of Continuing Education (ACE).
Release Date: 08/01/2023
Expiration Date: 08/01/2024
Course Description
This Medical Assistant in the Clinic training course is an overview of functions that are generally performed by employees/students who have previously completed a clinical training course. This course is intended to keep students/employees aware of the clinical importance of duties often performed in a back office/clinic setting. It is developed for front-line supervisors, workers, and trainees.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the history and need for a Medical Assistant in the clinic
- Explain the categories and how to obtain vital signs and medical history from a patient
- Define infection control and the different forms of asepsis
- Distinguish electrocardiogram and ambulatory complexes and artifacts
- Explain proper venipuncture and urine specimen collection techniques and the respective complications of each
- Describe microscope procedure and microorganism behaviors
Course Outline
• The Medical History
• Vital Signs
• Temperature
• Pulse
• Respirations
• Blood Pressure
• Anthropometric Measurements
• The Physical Examination
• Positioning a Patient for Examination or Treatment
• Safety
• Hazards
• Emergency First Aid
• Infection Control/Chain of Infection
• Medical Asepsis
• Isolation Precautions
• Latex Sensitivity
• EKG Review
• Basic Electrophysiology
• Conduction System of the Heart
• Fundamentals of EKG
• Artifacts
• Stress Testing
• Arrhythmias
• Common Cardiovascular Agents
• Phlebotomy Review
• Site Selection
• Order of Draw
• Test Tubes, Additives, and Tests
• Clinical Lab
• Understanding Laboratory Measurements
• Urinalysis and Urine Collection
• References
• Test