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.
By:
Richard W. Dehn,
David P. Asprey
Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 191mm,
ISBN: 9780323624671
ISBN 10: 0323624677
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 06 March 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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
Reviews for Essential Clinical Procedures
This is a tremendously comprehensive and detailed book and electronic version that teaches and offers memory aids for those learning how to perform outpatient procedures. -Vincent F Carr, DO, MSA, FACC, FACP (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences) Doody's Review Score: 97-5 Stars!
