Essential Clinical Procedures

<p>**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in General Internal Medicine**<br> <br> Provide safe and effective care to every patient with the fully revised 4th Edition of <i>Essential Clinical Procedures</i>. Written by experts in the field, this widely used reference <b>shows you step by step</b> how to perform more than 70 of the most common diagnostic and treatment-related procedures in today's primary care and specialist settings. You'll find <b>clear, concise coverage of the skills you need to know</b>, including new and advanced procedures and new procedure videos<i>.</i></p> <br> <ul> <li>Covers patient preparation, the proper use of instruments, and potential dangers and complications involved in common procedures, as well as <b>nonprocedural issues</b> such as informed consent, standard precautions, patient education, and procedure documentation.</li> <li>Includes <b>new chapters</b> on Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Ring Removal, as well as <b>34 new procedure videos.</b></li> <li>Features <b>significantly revised content</b> on cryosurgery . injection techniques . arterial puncture . shoulder/finger subluxations . sterile technique . outpatient coding . casting and splinting . blood cultures . standard precautions . and more.</li> <li>Contains <b>more than 200 high-quality illustrations</b>, including updated images of office pulmonary function testing and wound closure.</li> <li>Uses a <b>consistently formatted presentation</b> to help you find information quickly.</li> <li>Reflects <b>the latest evidence-based protocols</b> and <b>national and international guidelines</b> throughout.</li> <li><b>Enhanced</b> <b>eBook version included with purchase.</b> Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.</li> </ul>