Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions

Offering quick access to the pathological conditions most commonly seen in the physician’s office, this portable text/reference is ideal for administrative and clinical medical assistants who have a wide range of responsibilities ― including billing, coding, telephone screening, taking patient examinations, understanding diagnostic and treatment procedures, and putting together patient education programs. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the changes in the field, this third edition features an enhanced format with a description of over 500 conditions and disorders, their ICD-9-CM codes, signs and symptoms, patient screening, etiology, diagnostic assessment and clinical tests, treatment options, prognosis, prevention, and patient teaching. A companion website provides multiple weblinks for all diseases and conditions profiled in the book.