Essential Clinical Procedures
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Written by foremost experts in the field, the 2nd Edition of this concise, well-organized text presents the latest common diagnostic and treatment-related procedures that you need to know. Its clear and concise hands-on guidance takes you step by step through the "how-to's" of more than 70 procedures. You'll also find important information on what needs to be done before and immediately following a procedure. It also provides the background and rationale behind each procedure. A host of supporting information in areas such as patient education, informed consent, billing, and delivering bad news ensures that you have all of the information you need to deliver the best and safest care to your patients.Features more than 200 illustrations depicting procedure steps and other important concepts. Presents information on patient preparation and the use of instruments and materials to help ensure the safe and effective performance of procedures. Highlights warnings to alert you to specific dangers, and points out what not to do when performing a procedure.Includes guidance on possible complications, rationales, and precautions to provide an overview of the "why," and not just the "how," of procedures.Covers nonprocedural issues including informed consent, standard precautions, patient education, and procedure documentation.Offers comprehensive updates throughout to incorporate new procedures and practices. Features new chapters on removing Cerumen foreign bodies from the ear • corneal abrasion and foreign body removal from the eye • endometrial biopsy • diabetic foot care • conscious sedation • ambulatory care billing and coding • and delivering bad news
1. Informed Consent 2. Standard Precautions3. Sterile Technique4. Blood Pressure Measurement5. Venipuncture6. Obtaining Blood Cultures7. Inserting Intravenous Catheters8. Arterial Puncture9. Injections10. Recording an Electrocardiogram11. Exercise Stress Testing for the Primary Care Provider12. Endotracheal Intubation13. Office Pulmonary Function Testing14. Nasogastric Tube Placement15. Lumbar Puncture16. Urinary Bladder Catheterization17. Clinical Breast Examination18. The Pelvic Examination and Obtaining a Routine Papanicolaou’s Smear19. Examination of the Male Genitalia20. Joint and Bursal Aspiration21. Casting and Splinting22. Local Anesthesia23. Wound Closure24. Dermatologic Procedures25. Incision and Drainage of an Abscess26. Wound Dressing Techniques27. Cryosurgery28. Treating Ingrown Toenails29. Draining Subungual Hematomas30. Anoscopy31. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy32. Removal of Cerumen and Foreign Bodies from the Ear33. Corneal Abrasion and Ocular Foreign Body Removal34. Endometrial Biopsy35. Foot Examination of the Diabetic Patient36. Procedural Sedation37. Patient Education Concepts38. Outpatient Coding39. Documentation40. Giving Sad and Bad News
