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