Essential clinical procedures

The 3rd Edition of this text presents the latest common diagnostic and treatment-related procedures that you need to know as a physician assistant! Clear and concise, this medical reference book leads you step-by-step through over 70 techniques commonly seen in primary care and specialist settings, equipping you to deliver the best and safest care to your patients. Understand the "must-know" aspects of the most commonly seen conditions with a systematic presentation featuring consistent headings and supporting color images. Quickly access core information through high-yield margin notes and consistent formatting across all chapters. Stay abreast of the latest procedures with a brand-new chapter and images on Reduction of the Shoulder/Finger Subluxations, plus many other updates throughout.

Informed Consent / Ted J. Ruback -- Standard Precautions / Kirsten Thomsen -- Sterile Technique / Paul C. Hendrix and Richard M. Sabulsky Jr. -- Blood Pressure Measurement / Randy D. Danielsen -- Venipuncture / Kenneth R. Harbert -- Obtaining Blood Cultures / Darwin Brown -- Inserting Intravenous Catheters / Carol Gorney -- Arterial Puncture / Claire O'Connell -- Injections / Holly West -- Recording an Electrocardiogram / Richard R. Rahr and Salah Ayachi -- Exercise Stress Testing / Herbert E. Roberts, Kirby A. Bell, and Charles S. King -- Endotracheal Intubation / Shepard B. Stone -- Office Pulmonary Function Testing / Bruna M. Varalli-Claypool, Gary R. Sharp, Daniel L. O'Donoghue, and Nicole L. Fetters -- Nasogastric Tube Placement / Dan Vetrosky -- Lumbar Puncture / Virginia F. Schneider -- Urinary Bladder Catheterization -- Epistaxis and Nasal Foreign Body Removal / Patricia Kelly -- The Pelvic Examination and Obtaining a Routine Papanicolaou Smear / L. Gail Curtis -- Reduction of the Shoulder/Finger Suluxations / David Areaux -- Joint and Bursal Aspiration / Mary F. Winegardner -- Casting and Splinting / Donald R. Frosch and Patrick T. Knott -- Local Anesthesia / Michelle DiB…