MA 556 - Clinical Office Procedures

Institution:

Erie Community College

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Description:

A laboratory course which is designed to provide the medical assistant with entrylevel skills in clinical office procedures. Instruction includes fundamentals of patient care as practiced in a medical office during examination and treatment. Laboratory sessions provide practice in organizing the examination or treatment area before, during and after patient care; procedures for sanitization, disinfection and sterilization; adhering to the OSHA standard, recording subjective and objective patient data; procedures for patient measurement, positioning and draping; measuring and recording vital signs; assisting the physician with the examination, treatment and minor surgery; performing heat, cold and ultrasound applications; instructing patient in the use of ambulatory devices and in the preparation for x-ray and diagnostic imaging procedures; identifying surgical instruments. Prerequisites: BI 149 or BI 150/BI 151 and MA 555. Co-requisite: BI 152. F/S (N)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.ecc.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 842-2770

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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