Essential Clinical Procedures E-Book
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Essential Clinical Procedures E-Book

Essential Clinical Procedures E-Book

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eBook - ePub

Essential Clinical Procedures E-Book

Essential Clinical Procedures E-Book

About this book

Provide safe and effective care to every patient with the fully revised 4th Edition of Essential Clinical Procedures. Written by experts in the field, this widely used reference shows you step by step how to perform more than 70 of the most common diagnostic and treatment-related procedures in today's primary care and specialist settings. You'll find clear, concise coverage of the skills you need to know, including new and advanced procedures and new procedure videos.- Covers patient preparation, the proper use of instruments, and potential dangers and complications involved in common procedures, as well as nonprocedural issues such as informed consent, standard precautions, patient education, and procedure documentation.- Includes new chapters on Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Ring Removal, as well as 34 new procedure videos.- Features significantly revised content on cryosurgery • injection techniques • arterial puncture • shoulder/finger subluxations • sterile technique • outpatient coding • casting and splinting • blood cultures • standard precautions • and more.- Contains more than 200 high-quality illustrations, including updated images of office pulmonary function testing and wound closure.- Uses a consistently formatted presentation to help you find information quickly.- Reflects the latest evidence-based protocols and national and international guidelines throughout.- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Information

Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9780323624688
Edition
4
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Clinical Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contributors
  7. Preface
  8. Videos
  9. Chapter 1: Anoscopy
  10. Chapter 2: Arterial Puncture
  11. Chapter 3: Blood Pressure Measurement
  12. Chapter 4: Casting and Splinting
  13. Chapter 5: Cryosurgery
  14. Chapter 6: Dermatologic Procedures
  15. Chapter 7: Draining/Evacuation of Subungual Hematomas
  16. Chapter 8: Endometrial Biopsy
  17. Chapter 9: Endotracheal Intubation
  18. Chapter 10: Epistaxis and Nasal Foreign Body Removal
  19. Chapter 11: Foot Examination of the Patient With Diabetes
  20. Chapter 12: Incision and Drainage of an Abscess
  21. Chapter 13: Injections
  22. Chapter 14: Inserting Intravenous Catheters
  23. Chapter 15: Joint and Bursal Aspiration
  24. Chapter 16: Local Anesthesia
  25. Chapter 17: Lumbar Puncture
  26. Chapter 18: Nasogastric Tube Placement
  27. Chapter 19: Obtaining Blood Cultures
  28. Chapter 20: Office Pulmonary Function Testing
  29. Chapter 21: Introduction to Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS)
  30. Chapter 22: Procedural Sedation
  31. Chapter 23: Recording an Electrocardiogram
  32. Chapter 24: Reduction of the Shoulder/Finger Subluxations
  33. Chapter 25: Removal of Cerumen and Foreign Bodies From the Ear
  34. Chapter 26: Ring Removal
  35. Chapter 27: The Pelvic Examination and Obtaining a Routine Papanicolaou Smear
  36. Chapter 28: Trauma-Oriented Ocular Examination, Corneal Abrasion, and Ocular Foreign Body Removal
  37. Chapter 29: Treating Ingrown Toenails
  38. Chapter 30: Urinary Bladder Catheterization
  39. Chapter 31: Venipuncture
  40. Chapter 32: Wound Closure
  41. Chapter 33: Wound Dressing Techniques
  42. Chapter 34: Informed Consent
  43. Chapter 35: Standard Precautions
  44. Chapter 36: Sterile Technique
  45. Chapter 37: Patient Education Concepts
  46. Chapter 38: Outpatient Coding for Medical Services
  47. Chapter 39: Procedural Notes and Documentation
  48. Chapter 40: Giving Sad and Bad News
  49. Index