Field Guide to Urgent and Ambulatory Care Procedures

Field Guide to Urgent and Ambulatory 9780781728232
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Publication Date: Jul 10, 2001
Format: Book
ISBN/ISSN: 9780781728232
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This handy pocket guide features a "how to" approach to common problems that require immediate attention in an ambulatory care setting. The book emphasizes the ability to handle urgent and emergent care situations quickly and efficiently with a focus on low-tech procedures and skills. Descriptions are concise and provide basic procedures with the necessary skills. More than 200 illustrations supplement the text. Plus, a "Practical Tips" section for easy learning.

About the Author(s)

  • David M James MD
  • Medical Director, Deaconess Family Medicine Center, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY

Specs

  • Product Format: Softbound
  • ISBN: 9780781728232
  • Trim Size: 4 1/2 x 7 3/4
  • Pages: 368
  • Pub Date: Jul 10, 2001
  • Weight: 1.0

Table of contents

    I. THE EYE

  1. Use of the Slit Lamp
  2. Tonometry
  3. Foreign-Body Removal from the Eye

    II. THE NOSE

  4. Nasal Foreign-Body Removal
  5. Urgent Management of Nasal Fracture
  6. Epistaxis

    III. THE EAR

  7. Management of a Foreign Body in the Ear Canal and Removal of Impacted Cerumen
  8. Lacerations of the Ear
  9. Management of Auricular Hematoma

    IV. THE MOUTH

  10. Immediate Management of Tooth Fracture and Avulsion
  11. Lip Laceration and Vermilion Border Repair
  12. Reduction of a Dislocated Mandible
  13. Urgent Management of Dental Abscess
  14. Intraoral Anesthetic Techniques and Supraperiosteal Dental Nerve Block

    V. AIRWAY PROCEDURES

  15. Laryngoscopy: Direct, Indirect, and Flexible Fiberoptic Techniques
  16. Rapid-Sequence Intubation
  17. Endotracheal Intubation
  18. Cricothyroidotomy

    VI. THE CHEST

  19. Intercostal Nerve Blocks
  20. Needle Thoracentesis Procedures: Tension Pneumothorax and Pleural Effusions
  21. Insertion of a Chest Tube

    VII. CARDIOVASCULAR

  22. Intravenous Access Techniques
    1. Peripheral Venous Access Procedures for Limb Veins
    2. Percutaneous Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization
    3. Percutaneous Subclavian Vein Catheterization
    4. Percutaneous Femoral Vein Catheterization
    5. Intraosseous Venous Access
    6. Venous Cutdown Techniques
  23. Arterial Puncture: Radial, Femoral, and Brachial
  24. Pericardiocentesis
  25. Defibrillation and Emergent Cardioversion
  26. Temporary Pacing Techniques: External and Transvenous

    VIII. GASTROINTESTINAL

  27. Anoscopy
  28. Nasogastric Tube Placement
  29. Temporary Gastrostomy Tube Replacement with a Foley Catheter
  30. Urgent Management of Thrombosed Hemorrhoids
  31. Incision and Drainage of a Perianal Abscess
  32. Abdominal Paracentesis
  33. Peritoneal Lavage
  34. Incision and Drainage of a Pilonidal Abscess
  35. Urgent Management of Inguinal Hernia

    IX. GENITOURINARY

  36. Urgent Management of a Bartholin's Abscess/Cyst, Including Word Catheter Placement
  37. Postcoital Contraception
  38. Foley Catheter Insertion
  39. Urgent Management of Phimosis and Paraphimosis
  40. Urgent Management of Priapism
  41. Suprapubic Bladder Aspiration and Placement of a Suprapubic Catheter

    X. THE SKIN

  42. Incision and Drainage of an Abscess
  43. Urgent Management of Minor Burns and Frostbite
  44. Repair of Lacerations
  45. Urgent Management of a Sebaceous Cyst
  46. Regional Anesthetic Techniques: Field Blocks and Peripheral Nerve Blocks
  47. Tick Removal
  48. Fishhook and Skin Foreign-Body Removal

    XI. MUSCULOSKELETAL

  49. Aspiration and Injection of a Joint
  50. Casting Techniques
    A. The Hand and Wrist
  51. Incision and Drainage of a Paronychia and Felon
  52. Urgent Management of Simple Dislocation or Fracture of a Finger
  53. Ring Removal
  54. Urgent Management of Simple Metacarpal Fractures
  55. Urgent Management of Fingertip Amputations
  56. Urgent Management of Nail and Nailbed Injuries
  57. Urgent Management of Extensor Tendon Injuries of the Hand
    B. The Elbow
  58. Management of a Subluxed Radial Head: Nursemaid's Elbow
  59. Urgent Management of a Dislocated Elbow
    C. The Shoulder
  60. Urgent Management of a Shoulder Dislocation
    D. Pelvis and Hip
  61. Urgent Management of Hip Dislocation
    E. The Knee
  62. Urgent Management of a Dislocated Patella
    F. The Ankle and Foot
  63. Splinting of Ankle Injuries
  64. Urgent Management of an Ingrown Toenail
  65. Urgent Management of Simple Metatarsal Fractures
  66. Urgent Management of Simple Toe Fractures and Dislocations

    XII. ADVANCED PROCEDURES

  67. Lumbar Puncture
  68. Ultrasound Techniques in the Urgent Care Setting
  69. Emergent Childbirth
  70. Conscious Sedation