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. INDICE: 1. Anoscopy 2. Arterial Puncture 3. Blood Pressure Measurement 4. Casting and Splinting 5. Cryosurgery 6. Dermatologic Procedures 7. Draining/Evacuation of Subungual Hematomas 8. Endometrial Biopsy 9. Endotracheal Intubation 10. Epistaxis and Nasal Foreign Body Removal 11. Foot Examination of the Patient with Diabetes 12. Incision and Drainage of an Abscess 13. Injections 14. Inserting Intravenous Catheters 15. Joint and Bursal Aspiration 16. Local Anesthesia 17. Lumbar Puncture 18. Nasogastric Tube Placement 19. Obtaining Blood Cultures 20. Office Pulmonary Function Testing 21. Introduction to Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) 22. Procedural Sedation 23. Recording an Electrocardiogram 24. Reduction of the Shoulder/Finger Subluxations 25. Removal of Cerumen and Foreign Bodies from the Ear 26. Ring Removal 27. The Pelvic Examination and Obtaining a Routine Papanicolaou Smear 28. Trauma-Oriented Ocular Examination, Corneal Abrasion, and Ocular Foreign Body Removal 29. Treating Ingrown Toenails 30. Urinary Bladder Catheterization 31. Venipuncture 32. Wound Closure 33. Wound Dressing Techniques 34. Informed Consent 35. Standard Precautions 36. Sterile Technique 37. Patient Education Concepts 38. Outpatient Coding for Medical Services 39. Procedural Notes and Documentation 40. Giving Sad and Bad News
- ISBN: 978-0-323-62467-1
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 464
- Fecha Publicación: 13/04/2020
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés