cover image - Essential Clinical Procedures Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780443434204
Copyright: 2027
Page Count: 480
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $70.99

Essential Clinical Procedures Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition

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

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Essential Clinical Procedures Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780443434204
Copyright: 2027
Page Count: 480
Imprint: Elsevier
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Written by foremost experts in the field, Dehn & Asprey’s Essential Clinical Procedures presents the most up-to-date, evidence-based information on the most common diagnostic and treatment-related procedures that Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners need to know. Clear and concise, this essential reference book leads you step-by-step through more than 70 techniques commonly performed in primary care and specialty settings, equipping you to deliver the best and safest care to your patients.
    • More than 70 procedures
    • Consistently formatted for easy study
    • More than 300 full-color illustrations
    • “Sidebar” safety highlights
  • 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
  • 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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