Essential clinical procedures. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard W. Dehn, David P. Asprey.
• Other Names: Dehn, Richard W; Asprey, David P
• Contents: 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 Coding for Medical Services -- Documentation -- Giving Sad and Bad News.
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia, Pa London : Saunders
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 610.7372069; Physicians' assistants; MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Medical Assistants; Physicians' assistants; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Physician Assistants; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781455723065; 1455723061
• Related ISBNs: 9781455707812; 1455707813
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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