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Written by foremost experts in the field, the 3 rd Edition of Essential Clinical Procedures 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 . Visualize procedures and other important concepts clearly through over 300 high-quality illustrations. Ensure the safe execution of procedures with a focus on patient preparation and the proper use of instruments, as well as highlighted warnings to alert you to potential dangers that can occur when performing various treatments. Be fully prepared for any situation with guidance on the possible complications, rationales, and precautions behind many common procedures. Understand the ins and outs of nonprocedural issues , including informed consent, standard precautions, patient education, and procedure documentation. Get all the hands-on guidance you need to provide safe and effective care to your patients with Essential Clinical Procedures! 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. Access the fully searchable text online at www.expertconsult.com ! Front Cover IFC ESSENTIAL CLINICAL PROCEDURES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE CONTRIBUTORS CONTENTS Chapter 01 - Informed Consent REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 02 - Standard Precautions BACKGROUND AND HISTORY BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS STANDARD PRECAUTIONS GLOVES, GOWNS, MASKS, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE BARRIERS AS PART OF UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS THE APPLICATION OF STANDARD PRECAUTIONS IN CLINICAL PROCEDURES REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 03 - Sterile Technique BACKGROUND AND HISTORY PRINCIPLES OF STERILE TECHNIQUE SURGICAL HAND SCRUB MATERIALS FOR THE HAND SCRUB MATERIALS TO PREPARE THE PROCEDURE SITE MATERIALS FOR DRAPING A PATIENT AND THE PROCEDURE SITE SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REFERENCES Chapter 04 - Blood Pressure Measurement BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION TIME OF MEASUREMENT MATERIALS FOR BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS MATERIALS FOR MEASURING ORTHOSTATIC BLOOD PRESSURE FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES Chapter 05 - Venipuncture BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 06 - Obtaining Blood Cultures BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS REVIEW OF ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 07 - Inserting Intravenous Catheters BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES Chapter 08 - Arterial Puncture BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 09 - Injections BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES Chapter 10 - Recording an Electrocardiogram BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 11 - Exercise Stress Testing PROCEDURE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 12 - Endotracheal Intubation BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 13 - Office Pulmonary Function Testing BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS AND PATIENT CONSIDERATIONS ECONOMICS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 14 - Nasogastric Tube Placement BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 15 - Lumbar Puncture BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES Chapter 16 - Urinary Bladder Catheterization BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS TYPES OF CATHETERS CATHETER SIZE REQUIREMENTS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 17 - Epistaxis and Nasal Foreign Body Removal CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY CAUSE OF NASAL BLEEDING AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY MATERIALS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES Chapter 18 - The Pelvic Examination and Obtaining a Routine Papanicolaou Smear BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS INTERPRETATION OF THE PAP SMEAR REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 19 - Reduction of the Shoulder/Finger Subluxations INDICATION CLINICAL SYMPTOMS DIAGNOSIS MATERIALS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS TREATMENT FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATION CLINICAL SYMPTOMS REFERRAL DECISIONS REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 20 - Joint and Bursal Aspiration BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: JOINT ASPIRATION PATIENT PREPARATION: JOINT ASPIRATION FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS: JOINT ASPIRATION ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY: BURSAL ASPIRATION PATIENT PREPARATION: BURSAL ASPIRATION FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS: BURSAL ASPIRATION REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 21 - Casting and Splinting BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS EXPECTED OUTCOMES ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS MATERIALS USED FOR APPLYING A SHORT-ARM CAST MATERIALS USED FOR APPLYING A SHORT-LEG CAST FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 22 - Local Anesthesia BACKGROUND AND HISTORY ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS USED FOR ADMINISTERING ANESTHETICS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES Chapter 23 - Wound Closure PROCEDURE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS USED TO PERFORM SUTURING SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS MATERIALS USED FOR USING SKIN STAPLERS MATERIALS USED FOR APPLYING WOUND ADHESIVES FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUTURED OR STAPLED WOUNDS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADHESIVE-CLOSED WOUNDS EXAMPLE OF A WOUND CLOSURE PROCEDURE NOTE REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 24 - Dermatologic Procedures INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS USED TO PERFORM A SNIP BIOPSY MATERIALS USED TO PERFORM A CURETTAGE FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS USED TO PERFORM A PUNCH BIOPSY FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS USED TO PERFORM AN EXCISIONAL BIOPSY SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS USED TO PERFORM ELECTROSURGERY FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS USED TO PERFORM ACNE SURGERY FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES Chapter 25 - Incision and Drainage of an Abscess PROCEDURE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY CLINICAL EVALUATION TREATMENT SOURCE OF INFECTION PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS PAIN RELIEF FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 26 - Wound Dressing Techniques BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS CONCLUSION AND RESOURCES REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 27 - Cryosurgery BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES Chapter 28 - Treating Ingrown Toenails BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES Chapter 29 - Draining Subungual Hematomas BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 30 - Anoscopy BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 31 - Flexible Sigmoidoscopy BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES Chapter 32 - Removal of Cerumen and Foreign Bodies from the Ear BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES hapter 33 - Trauma-Oriented Ocular Examination, Corneal Abrasion, and Ocular Foreign Body Removal BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS CAUTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES Chapter 34 - Endometrial Biopsy BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS SUPPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES REFERENCES Chapter 35 - Foot Examination of the Patient with Diabetes BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PATIENT PREPARATION MATERIALS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOLLOW-UP CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 36 - Procedural Sedation BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS PATIENT PREPARATION ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY MATERIALS MONITORING AGENTS FOR PROCEDURAL SEDATION DISCHARGE CRITERIA REFERENCES CHAPTER 37 - PATIENT EDUCATION CONCEPTSFN1* A MODEL FOR PATIENT EDUCATION SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS FOR ENHANCING THE PATIENT EDUCATION PROCESS OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING PATIENT EDUCATION CONCLUSION REFERENCES Chapter 38 - Outpatient Coding for Medical Services BACKGROUND AND HISTORY PURPOSE OF ACCURATE MEDICAL RECORD DOCUMENTATION THE CODING PROCESS CRITERIA IN SELECTING THE PROPER EVAULATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICE CODES MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING SUMMARY REFERENCES BIBILOGRAPHY Chapter 39 - Documentation BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OTHER POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION IN RECORDING CLINICAL PROCEDURES CLINICAL PROCEDURE NOTES CLINICAL PROCEDURE NOTE FORMAT CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 40 - Giving Sad and Bad News BACKGROUND AND HISTORY INDICATIONS PREPARING TO SHARE BAD NEWS A PROCEDURE FOR SHARING BAD NEWS CONCLUSION AND FURTHER THOUGHTS REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX IBC Written by foremost experts in the field, the 3rd Edition of Essential Clinical Procedures presents the latest common diagnostic and treatment-related procedures that you need to know as a physician assistant! 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Understand the ins and outs of nonprocedural issues, including informed consent, standard precautions, patient education, and procedure documentation.Get all the hands-on guidance you need to provide safe and effective care to your patients with Essential Clinical Procedures!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. Written by foremost experts in the field, the 3^rd^ Edition of **__Essential Clinical Procedures__** presents the **latest common diagnostic and treatment-related procedures** that you need to know as a physician assistant! 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