Essential Clinical Procedures Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition

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

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ISBN: 9780443434204

Page Count: 480

Imprint: Elsevier

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Key Features
- More than 70 procedures
- Consistently formatted for easy study
- More than 300 full-color illustrations
- “Sidebar” safety highlights
New to This Edition
- Updated content throughout: Content will be updated throughout to ensure currency with the latest clinical practice
- Integration of the latest research evidence and the latest national and international guidelines and protocols: Each procedure will be updated to reflect the very latest relevant research evidence to ensure that the content is thoroughly evidence-based. The latest national and international guidelines and protocols will be integrated as well
- Updated TOC: The table of contents will be updated based on faculty interviews conducted by the authors to ensure that the procedures included are those most commonly performed and taught in PA and NP programs. Selected procedures will be added or deleted depending on the outcome of this research
Contents

1. Informed Consent
2. Standard Precautions
3. Sterile Technique
4. Blood Pressure Measurement
5. Venipuncture
6. Obtaining Blood Cultures
7. Inserting Intravenous Catheters
8. Arterial Puncture
9. Injections
10. Recording an Electrocardiogram
11. Exercise Stress Testing for the Primary Care Provider
12. Endotracheal Intubation
13. Office Pulmonary Function Testing
14. Nasogastric Tube Placement
15. Lumbar Puncture
16. Urinary Bladder Catheterization
17. Clinical Breast Examination
18. The Pelvic Examination and Obtaining a Routine Papanicolaou's Smear
19. Examination of the Male Genitalia
20. Joint and Bursal Aspiration
21. Casting and Splinting
22. Local Anesthesia
23. Wound Closure
24. Dermatologic Procedures
25. Incision and Drainage of an Abscess
26. Wound Dressing Techniques
27. Cryosurgery
28. Treating Ingrown Toenails
29. Draining Subungual Hematomas
30. Anoscopy
31. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
32. Removal of Cerumen and Foreign Bodies from the Ear
33. Corneal Abrasion and Ocular Foreign Body Removal
34. Endometrial Biopsy
35. Foot Examination of the Diabetic Patient
36. Procedural Sedation
37. Patient Education Concepts
38. Outpatient Coding
39. Documentation
40. Giving Sad and Bad News
Authors

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