Solution Manual for Medical Assisting: Administrative & Clinical Competencies (MindTap Course List) – 9th Edition by Michelle Blesi | Complete Chapters 1–58 with Answer Guide

SOLUTIONANDANSWERGUIDE FOR
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Medical Assisting Administrative & Clinical
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Competencies (MindTap Course List) 9th
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Edition
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by Michelle Blesi, All Chapters 1 - 58
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website, in whole or in part.

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 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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 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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Medical Assisting Administrative & Clinical Competencies
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(MindTap Course List) 9th Edition by Michelle Blesi
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Blesi, Medical Assisting, 2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant,
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Health CareTeam, and Medical Environment
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Table of Contents x x


Content Type ............................................................................................................................. 1
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Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions) ..................................................1
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Content Type x



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. x


b. set of skills. x x


c. set of behaviors. x x

d. all of these x x



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
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ofbehaviors to be successful.
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b. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set
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ofbehaviors to be successful.
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c. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set
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ofbehaviors to be successful.
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d. Correct. As an MA, you must learn all of these – a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a
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set of behaviors - to be successful.
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2. All of the following are clinical skills EXCEPT:
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a. Filing patient records x x

b. Phlebotomy
c. Administering medications x

d. Wrapping instruments x



ANS: a x




Analysis:
a. Correct. The filing of patient records is an administrative skill.
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b. Incorrect. Phlebotomy is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an administrative
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skill. x


c. Incorrect. Administering medications is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an
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administrative skill.x x




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