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• MODERN TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL • SCHOOL CATALOG • <br />PROGRAM COURSE DESCRIPTIONS <br />MEDICAL ASSISTANT/BACK OFFICE & X-RAY TECHNICIAN <br />OM 101 OFFICE MANAGEMENT: Business communication, patient record keeping, office equipment use, & <br />appointment scheduling................................................................................................... Credit Hours — 2.50 <br />This course provides the student with the understanding of how a medical office is managed. This course further <br />prepares the student to use office equipment and understand the upkeep of it. Students will also learn what <br />information is needed to set up patient appointments and what related documentation is needed. <br />OM 102 OFFICE MANAGEMENT: Patient medical record, documentation and filing, Patient Medical History, <br />Patient Screening, Preparing for Medical Examinations ................................................. Credit Hours — 5.50 <br />Students will be provided information regarding the patient's medical record documentation. Also students will learn <br />about electronic medical data input and the various systems available. Students will be instructed about common <br />medical examination preparations and screening procedure documentations needed for patient files. <br />MA 101 COURSE ORIENTATIONS; INTRO. TO MATH; BASIC MED. SKILLS & VITAL SIGNS; PRINCIPLES OF SURGERY <br />& SURGICAL ASEPSIS...........................................................................Credit Hours - 5.00 <br />This course provides the student with the understanding of basic medical skills and understanding of <br />medical asepsis and infection control needed in the medical back office. It further expands into basic <br />medical terminology; medical law and ethics; patient privacy, interpersonal communication; fundamental <br />body structures; body mechanics; sterilization; and minor surgery. <br />MA 102 URINALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL & ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS AND HEMATOLOGY; INJECTIONS; <br />MUSCULOSKELETAL............................................................................................... Credit Hours -5.00 <br />This course provides understanding and education of specific body systems. Students will be introduced to <br />diseases, pathology and disorders associated with the human body. Laboratory procedures will be <br />introduced in this course to prepare students for the clinical internship. <br />MA 103 SENSORY SYSTEMS; CPR; CARDIOVASCULAR AND FINALS .......................................... Credit Hours -5.00 <br />Students will be introduced to the function of the Electrocardiography machine & laboratory equipment. <br />They will also be educated in two specific body systems: the respiratory system & cardiovascular system <br />so that they understand CPR and blood collecting procedures. The course further prepares each student <br />in the basic fundamentals of various laboratory procedures such as venipuncture, spirometry, & bandaging. <br />First aid & CPR certification testing will be included in this course as well as NCMA certification testing. <br />MA 104 <br />CLINICAL APPLICATION SKILLS I.................................................................................. Credit Hours - 8.00 <br />This course includes the student's medical assistant -back office clinical commitment for MA only students. <br />XR201 X-RAY TECHNOLOGY............................................................................................................ Credit Hours — 5.00 <br />This course consists of the X-Ray technological aspect of the program. The handling of radiographic <br />equipment and formulation of X-Ray exposure factors are covered. Included in this section are composition <br />and use of X-Ray film and intensifying screens, the darkroom and film processing. X-Ray exposures and <br />their varying effects on film are performed by the students on radiographic phantom body parts. The <br />students are taught how to critique finished radiographic films. <br />XR 202 SPECIALIZED CHEST RADIOGRAPHY............................................................................ Credit Hours -1.00 <br />This course covers the anatomy of the bony thorax and respiratory system. Detailed positioning skills of the <br />chest are taught utilizing the X-Ray tables and tubes, with students simulating patient and technician <br />roles/functions. <br />'Published January 1,.20201 Effective through December 31, 2020 All Maids Reserved © Visit its at wwwantsehool;edu `- <br />