Essential clinical procedures

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Asprey, David P. (Author), Dehn, Richard W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Saunders/Elsevier , c2007
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 PapanicolaouĜŸs 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