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Procedures for Primary Care

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this book is essential for any primary care provider.

I used it straight out of residency to guide me thru performing procedures in practice that I'd never or seldom done before.

The text and diagrams are so clear, and with very practical information, that doing these procedures was easy and complication-free.

It''s also great bc it gives useful stuff like sample consent forms, sample hx forms, and a concise listing of contraindications and potential complications, not to mention specific billing / coding information.

this new edition is more comprehensive than ever, and covers just about any minor (or major) procedure you would ever consider performing as a family medicine physician.

I refer to it on a regular basis in my clinic, and highly recommend it.

As an internist starting out, I found this book invaluable to my patient practice. It is well organized and concise. It gives detailed and well illustrated instructions on the various procedures. It is divided into :
**Dermatology procedures (suture selection, bx, skin lesions, nail, abscess, acne, keloids, cryo etc)
**Anesthesia (local, topical, peripheral nerve blocks, trigger points)
**ENT
**Cardiovascular/REspiratory (art line, central line, Swan Ganz, intubation, pacing, PFT etc.)

**Urology (catherization
**Gyn
**OB
**pediatrics
**GI
**ortho (splinting, cast, dislocations, joint injections)
**Misc (abx prophylaxis, informed concent, LP etc)

Each procedure section is further broken down into clinical indications, contrditions, equipment needed, procedure process, tecnique, complication and CPT/billing code. It is a comprehensive book that contains more than you need to know--which is always good. Well worth the expense.

This is a great book to boost your office procedure skills and cut down on referrals for minor procedures. I found the book helpful with short and concise explinations, diagrams, and addresses of manufactures of products medtioned. The billing codes are also helpful when training billing staff. Very comprehensive and well worth the cost!

Illustrations are the pinnacle of the book. It is well organized and the procedures are clearly spelled out in a step-wise manner.

This book is a must for anyone doing procedures. It lists the materials you need for a procedure, how to do it, the care after, and the ICD-9 codes. The 2006 edition even gives you patient handouts, so you have it all. Do not waste your time on cheap knock-offs; this is the book to have. It was originally written by John Pfenninger, who created the National Procedures Institute, where doctors can take courses to brush up their procedures. I have the first edition, which is now in 3 pieces due to chronic use. I will get the new (2006) version from the publisher, since it is only $207 from them and includes: 2 DVD's, the website, the pocketbook and free shipping.

There are books about the "Art" of everything -surgery, intubation, birthing babies, and even motorcycle maintenance....I just had to throw that in. But, there are few books that give the "How-to-do-Something" in a clear, step by step, easy to read manner. This book gives the reader the basics; clinicial applications, correct technical procedures, and the consequences of doing a certain procedure.

Worth every penny for the procedure explanations. Every office should have one. Ours is massively dog-eared. This is a book you'll use.

This book is an excellent resource not only for MDs but for NPs or PAs. It's an easy read that thoroughly explains the procedures and provides pictures as well. One thing that makes this book a resource to have is the CPT/Billing codes & ICD-9 codes available at the end of the chapters. It provides handouts for patient education. Overall, its a well written book!

This has to be the best reference text I have on clinic procedures. It covers all the procedures needed in primary care (PAP, biopsies, toenail resection, etc). I can not recommend this book enough!!

This book is very helpful for office procedures, especially as a brief review/confirmation before each session. It is not the intetion of the book to make a compete novice to be competet in the procedure without hand-on training. It is also a great resource for the stock piling of the hardware and supplies for particular procedures.