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After completing Chapter 42, you will be able to:
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42.1 Define the medical assistant's role in minor surgical procedures. |
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42.2 Describe types of wounds and explain how they heal. |
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42.3 Describe special surgical procedures performed in an office setting. |
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42.4 List the instruments used in minor surgery and describe their functions. |
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42.5 Describe and contrast the procedures for medical and sterile asepsis in minor surgery. |
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42.6 Describe the medical assistant's duties in preparing to assist in minor surgery. |
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42.7 Describe the medical assistant's duties in preparing a patient for surgery. |
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42.8 Describe the types of local anesthetics for minor surgery and the medical assistant's role in their administration. |
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42.9 Describe the duties of the medical assistant as a floater and as a sterile scrub assistant. |
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42.10 Describe the medical assistant's duties in the postoperative period. |