Essential clinical procedures

by Dehn, Richard W.

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Title Statements

Full title :Essential clinical procedures / Richard W. Dehn, David P. Asprey.

Summary

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.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.
Edition:3rd edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Saunders
Place of Publication:Philadelphia, Pa
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

Notes

Previous edition: 2007.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781455723065, 1455723061
oclc:ocn835159042
LC Classification:R697.P45
Dewey Decimal:610.7372069

Informed Consent -- Standard Precautions -- Sterile Technique -- Blood Pressure Measurement -- Venipuncture -- Obtaining Blood Cultures -- Inserting Intravenous Catheters -- Arterial Puncture -- Injections -- Recording an Electrocardiogram -- Exercise Stress Testing -- Endotracheal Intubation -- Office Pulmonary Function Testing -- Nasogastric Tube Placement -- Lumbar Puncture -- Urinary Bladder Catheterization -- Urinary Bladder Catheterization -- Epistaxis and Nasal Foreign Body Removal -- The Pelvic Examination and Obtaining a Routine Papanicolaou Smear -- Reduction of the Shoulder/Finger Subluxations -- Joint and Bursal Aspiration -- Casting and Splinting -- Local Anesthesia -- Wound Closure -- Dermatologic Procedures -- Incision and Drainage of an Abscess -- Wound Dressing Techniques -- Cryosurgery -- Treating Ingrown Toenails -- Draining Subungual Hematomas -- Anoscopy -- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy -- Removal of Cerumen and Foreign Bodies from the Ear -- Trauma-Oriented Ocular Examination, Corneal Abrasion, and Ocular Foreign Body Removal -- Endometrial Biopsy -- Foot Examination of the Patient with Diabetes -- Procedural Sedation -- Patient Education Concepts * -- Outpatient Co…

Subjects

Assistants médicaux Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures Diagnostics -- Méthodologie Electronic books MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services Physician Assistants Physicians' assistants