Essential clinical procedures
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Philadelphia :
Saunders/Elsevier ,
c2007
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Table of contents only |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Informed Consent
- 2. Standard Precautions
- 3. Sterile Technique
- 4. Blood Pressure Measurement
- 5. Venipuncture
- 6. Obtaining Blood Cultures
- 7. Inserting Intravenous Catheters
- 8. Arterial Puncture
- 9. Injections
- 10. Recording an Electrocardiogram
- 11. Exercise Stress Testing for the Primary Care Provider
- 12. Endotracheal Intubation
- 13. Office Pulmonary Function Testing
- 14. Nasogastric Tube Placement
- 15. Lumbar Puncture
- 16. Urinary Bladder Catheterization
- 17. Clinical Breast Examination
- 18. The Pelvic Examination and Obtaining a Routine PapanicolaouĜs Smear
- 19. Examination of the Male Genitalia
- 20. Joint and Bursal Aspiration
- 21. Casting and Splinting
- 22. Local Anesthesia
- 23. Wound Closure
- 24. Dermatologic Procedures
- 25. Incision and Drainage of an Abscess
- 26. Wound Dressing Techniques
- 27. Cryosurgery
- 28. Treating Ingrown Toenails
- 29. Draining Subungual Hematomas
- 30. Anoscopy
- 31. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- 32. Removal of Cerumen and Foreign Bodies from the Ear
- 33. Corneal Abrasion and Ocular Foreign Body Removal
- 34. Endometrial Biopsy
- 35. Foot Examination of the Diabetic Patient
- 36. Procedural Sedation
- 37. Patient Education Concepts
- 38. Outpatient Coding
- 39. Documentation
- 40. Giving Sad and Bad News