SOLUTION MANUAL c
Medical Assisting Administrative & c c c
c Clinical Competencies (MindTap Course
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c List) 9th Edition
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by Michelle Blesi, All Chapters 1 - 58
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© 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible
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website, in whole or in part.
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS c c c
➢ Chapter 1: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical Environment
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➢ Chapter 2: Professionalism
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➢ Chapter 3: Legal and Ethical Issues
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➢ Chapter 4: Applying Communication Skills
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➢ Chapter 5: Introduction to Medical Terminology
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➢ Chapter 6: Anatomic Descriptors and Fundamental Body Structure
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➢ Chapter 7: The Nervous System
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➢ Chapter 8: The Senses
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➢ Chapter 9: The Integumentary System
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➢ Chapter 10: The Skeletal System
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➢ Chapter 11: The Muscular System
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➢ Chapter 12: The Respiratory System
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➢ Chapter 13: The Circulatory System
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➢ Chapter 14: The Lymphatic/Immune System
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➢ Chapter 15: The Digestive System
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➢ Chapter 16: The Urinary System
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➢ Chapter 17: The Endocrine System
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➢ Chapter 18: The Reproductive System
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➢ Chapter 19: Telephone Communications
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➢ Chapter 20: Written Communications
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➢ Chapter 21: The Office Environment, Computers, and Equipment
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➢ Chapter 22: Scheduling Appointments and Receiving Patients
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➢ Chapter 23: The Medical Record, Documentation, and Filing
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➢ Chapter 24: Health Insurance
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➢ Chapter 25: Procedural and Diagnostic Coding
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➢ Chapter 26: Patient Accounts
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➢ Chapter 28: Patient Billing, Posting Patient Payments, and Collecting Fees
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➢ Chapter 29: Banking Procedures
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➢ Chapter 30: Accounts Payable and Accounting Procedures
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➢ Chapter 31: Infection Control and Medical Asepsis
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➢ Chapter 32: The Medical History and Patient Screening
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➢ Chapter 33: Body Measurements and Vital Signs
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➢ Chapter 34: Preparing for Examinations
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➢ Chapter 35: The Physical Exam
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➢ Chapter 36: Specialty Examinations and Procedures
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➢ Chapter 38: Pediatric Examinations
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website, in whole or in part.
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, ➢ Chapter 39: Geriatrics
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➢ Chapter 40: Mental Health
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➢ Chapter 41: The Physician's Office Laboratory
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➢ Chapter 42: Specimen Collection and Processing
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➢ Chapter 43: Blood Specimen Collection
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➢ Chapter 44: Diagnostic Testing
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➢ Chapter 45: Cardiology Procedures
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➢ Chapter 46: Radiology Procedures
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➢ Chapter 47: Preparing for Surgery
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➢ Chapter 48: Assisting with Minor Surgery
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➢ Chapter 49: Pharmacology Fundamentals
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➢ Chapter 50: Measurement Systems, Basic Mathematics, and Dosage Calculations
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➢ Chapter 51: Administering Oral and Noninjectable Medications
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➢ Chapter 52: Administering Injections and Immunizations
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➢ Chapter 53: Emergencies in the Medical Office and the Community
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➢ Chapter 54: First Aid for Accidents and Injuries
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➢ Chapter 55: Rehabilitation
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➢ Chapter 56: Nutrition, Exercise, and Healthy Living
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➢ Chapter 57: Practicum and the Job Search
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➢ Chapter 58: Managing the Office
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website, in whole or in part.
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, SolutionandAnswerGuidefor c c c c
MedicalAssistingAdministrative&ClinicalCompetencies c c c c c
(MindTapCourseList)9thEditionbyMichelleBlesi
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Blesi, Medical Assisting, 2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant, Health
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CareTeam, and Medical Environment
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Table of Contents c c
Content Type ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1
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Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions)........................................................................ 1
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Content Type c
Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions)
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1. To be successful as an MA, you must learn a specific:
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a. knowledge base. c
b. set of skills. c c
c. set of behaviors. c c
d. all of these c c
ANS: d
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Analysis:
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a. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
behaviors to be successful. c c c c
b. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
behaviors to be successful. c c c c
c. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
behaviors to be successful. c c c c
d. Correct.As an MA, you must learn all of these – a knowledge base, a set of skills, and aset of
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behaviors - to be successful.c c c c c
2. All of the following are clinical skills EXCEPT:
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a. Filing patient records c c
b. Phlebotomy
c. Administering medications c
d. Wrapping instruments c
ANS: a c
Analysis:
a. Correct. The filing of patient records is an administrative skill. c c c c c c c c c
b. Incorrect. Phlebotomy is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an administrativeskill.
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© 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible
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website, in whole or in part.
c c c c c
Medical Assisting Administrative & c c c
c Clinical Competencies (MindTap Course
c c c
c List) 9th Edition
c c c
by Michelle Blesi, All Chapters 1 - 58
c c c c c c c
© 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
1
website, in whole or in part.
c c c c c
,TABLE OF CONTENTS c c c
➢ Chapter 1: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical Environment
c c c c c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 2: Professionalism
c c
➢ Chapter 3: Legal and Ethical Issues
c c c c c
➢ Chapter 4: Applying Communication Skills
c c c c
➢ Chapter 5: Introduction to Medical Terminology
c c c c c
➢ Chapter 6: Anatomic Descriptors and Fundamental Body Structure
c c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 7: The Nervous System
c c c c
➢ Chapter 8: The Senses
c c c
➢ Chapter 9: The Integumentary System
c c c c
➢ Chapter 10: The Skeletal System
c c c c
➢ Chapter 11: The Muscular System
c c c c
➢ Chapter 12: The Respiratory System
c c c c
➢ Chapter 13: The Circulatory System
c c c c
➢ Chapter 14: The Lymphatic/Immune System
c c c c
➢ Chapter 15: The Digestive System
c c c c
➢ Chapter 16: The Urinary System
c c c c
➢ Chapter 17: The Endocrine System
c c c c
➢ Chapter 18: The Reproductive System
c c c c
➢ Chapter 19: Telephone Communications
c c c
➢ Chapter 20: Written Communications
c c c
➢ Chapter 21: The Office Environment, Computers, and Equipment
c c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 22: Scheduling Appointments and Receiving Patients
c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 23: The Medical Record, Documentation, and Filing
c c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 24: Health Insurance
c c c
➢ Chapter 25: Procedural and Diagnostic Coding
c c c c c
➢ Chapter 26: Patient Accounts
c c c
➢ Chapter 28: Patient Billing, Posting Patient Payments, and Collecting Fees
c c c c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 29: Banking Procedures
c c c
➢ Chapter 30: Accounts Payable and Accounting Procedures
c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 31: Infection Control and Medical Asepsis
c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 32: The Medical History and Patient Screening
c c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 33: Body Measurements and Vital Signs
c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 34: Preparing for Examinations
c c c c
➢ Chapter 35: The Physical Exam
c c c c
➢ Chapter 36: Specialty Examinations and Procedures
c c c c c
➢ Chapter 38: Pediatric Examinations
c c c
© 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible
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website, in whole or in part.
c c c c c
, ➢ Chapter 39: Geriatrics
c c
➢ Chapter 40: Mental Health
c c c
➢ Chapter 41: The Physician's Office Laboratory
c c c c c
➢ Chapter 42: Specimen Collection and Processing
c c c c c
➢ Chapter 43: Blood Specimen Collection
c c c c
➢ Chapter 44: Diagnostic Testing
c c c
➢ Chapter 45: Cardiology Procedures
c c c
➢ Chapter 46: Radiology Procedures
c c c
➢ Chapter 47: Preparing for Surgery
c c c c
➢ Chapter 48: Assisting with Minor Surgery
c c c c c
➢ Chapter 49: Pharmacology Fundamentals
c c c
➢ Chapter 50: Measurement Systems, Basic Mathematics, and Dosage Calculations
c c c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 51: Administering Oral and Noninjectable Medications
c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 52: Administering Injections and Immunizations
c c c c c
➢ Chapter 53: Emergencies in the Medical Office and the Community
c c c c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 54: First Aid for Accidents and Injuries
c c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 55: Rehabilitation
c c
➢ Chapter 56: Nutrition, Exercise, and Healthy Living
c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 57: Practicum and the Job Search
c c c c c c
➢ Chapter 58: Managing the Office
c c c c
© 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
3
website, in whole or in part.
c c c c c
, SolutionandAnswerGuidefor c c c c
MedicalAssistingAdministrative&ClinicalCompetencies c c c c c
(MindTapCourseList)9thEditionbyMichelleBlesi
c c c c c c c c
Blesi, Medical Assisting, 2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant, Health
c c c c c c c c c c
CareTeam, and Medical Environment
c c c c c
Table of Contents c c
Content Type ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1
c
Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions)........................................................................ 1
c c c c c c c
Content Type c
Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions)
c c c c c c c
1. To be successful as an MA, you must learn a specific:
c c c c c c c c c c
a. knowledge base. c
b. set of skills. c c
c. set of behaviors. c c
d. all of these c c
ANS: d
c c
Analysis:
c
a. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
behaviors to be successful. c c c c
b. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
behaviors to be successful. c c c c
c. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
behaviors to be successful. c c c c
d. Correct.As an MA, you must learn all of these – a knowledge base, a set of skills, and aset of
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
behaviors - to be successful.c c c c c
2. All of the following are clinical skills EXCEPT:
c c c c c c c
a. Filing patient records c c
b. Phlebotomy
c. Administering medications c
d. Wrapping instruments c
ANS: a c
Analysis:
a. Correct. The filing of patient records is an administrative skill. c c c c c c c c c
b. Incorrect. Phlebotomy is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an administrativeskill.
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