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Contents: 1. Medical assisting as a career: Introduction to medical assisting -- Healthcare and the healthcare team -- Professionalism and success -- Interpersonal communication -- Legal and ethical issues -- 2. Safety and the environment: Basic safety and infection control -- Examination and treatment areas -- 3. Communication: Electronic health records -- Patient education -- 5. Applied anatomy and physiology: Organization of the body -- The integumentary system -- The skeletal system -- The muscular system -- The cardiovascular system -- The blood -- The lymphatic and immune systems -- The respiratory system -- The nervous system -- The urinary system -- The reproductive system -- The digestive system -- The endocrine system -- Special senses -- 6. Clinical practices: Patent interview and history -- Vital signs and measurements -- Assisting with a general physical examination -- Assisting in reproductive and urinary specialties -- Assisting in pediatrics -- Assisting in geriatrics -- Assisting in other medical specialties -- Assisting with eye and ear care -- Assisting with minor surgery -- 7. Assisting with diagnostics: Orientation to the lab -- Microbiology and disease -- Processing and testing urine and stool specimens -- Collecting, processing and testing blood specimens -- Electrocardiography and pulmonary function testing -- Diagnostic imaging -- 8. Assisting in therapeutics: Principles of pharmacology -- Dosage calculations -- Medication administration -- Physical therapy and rehabilitation -- Nutrition and health -- 9. Medical assisting practice: Emergency preparedness -- Preparing for the world of work --