- Medical Assistant Clinical Procedures 2 (3 Units)

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Prepares medical assistant students to perform patient care skills in the medical office setting. Students perform clinical procedures including administering medications, performing an electrocardiogram, assisting with respiratory testing, coaching patients, and assisting with emergency situations in an ambulatory care setting. Students learn preventive care and principles of nutrition. (Prerequisites: 509-303 Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures 1; 509-304 Medical Assistant Clinical Procedures 1. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in 509-307 Medical Office Insurance and Finance; 509-308 Pharmacology for Allied Health. Corequisite: 509-305 Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures 2)