cover image - Essential Clinical Procedures Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780323624701
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 03-04-2020
Page Count: 464
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $63.99

Essential Clinical Procedures Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 4th Edition

by Richard W. Dehn, MPA, PA-C and David P. Asprey, PhD, PA-C

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cover image - Essential Clinical Procedures Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780323624701
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 03-04-2020
Page Count: 464
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $63.99
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    • 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.
  • 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

  • Richard W. Dehn, MPA, PA-C, Professor, College of Health and Human Services; Chair, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, Northern Arizona University Phoenix Biomedical Campus, Phoenix, Arizona and David P. Asprey, PhD, PA-C, Professor and Chair, Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Services, Assistant Dean, Office of Student Affairs and Curriculum, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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