Practical Medical Procedures at a Glance

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Practical Medical Procedures at a Glance......Page 3 Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 9 Acknowledgements......Page 10 About the companion website......Page 11 How to use your textbook......Page 12 Part 1 Introduction......Page 15 1 Overview of practical procedures......Page 16 General advice......Page 17 Why are they important?......Page 18 Aspects of non-technical skills......Page 19 3 Waste, sharps disposal and injuries......Page 20 What should you do if a sharps injury occurs?......Page 21 Part 2 Common preliminary components......Page 23 4 Identifying a patient......Page 24 Procedure......Page 25 What is consent?......Page 26 What is documentation, and why is it important?......Page 27 6 Hand hygiene and personal protective equipment......Page 28 Procedure......Page 29 7 Scrubbing in......Page 30 Procedure......Page 31 8 Asepsis......Page 32 Aspects of ANTT......Page 33 Part 3 Common non-invasive ward procedures......Page 35 9 Measuring vital signs......Page 36 Aspects of vital signs......Page 37 What is a safe prescription?......Page 38 Prescribing syringe drivers and patient-controlled analgesia......Page 39 Part 4 Common invasive ward procedures......Page 41 11 Performing venepuncture......Page 42 Procedure......Page 43 12 Taking blood cultures......Page 44 Procedure......Page 45 What is a cannula?......Page 46 Procedure......Page 47 14 Measuring blood glucose......Page 48 Procedure......Page 49 15 Suturing......Page 50 Procedure......Page 51 Part 5 Administering medications......Page 53 16 Administering intravenous infusions......Page 54 Procedure......Page 55 17 Administering intravenous infusions of 17 blood and blood products......Page 56 Procedure......Page 57 What is parenteral administration?......Page 58 Procedure......Page 59 Why are the types of injections important?......Page 60 Aspects of injecting......Page 61 Part 6 Common procedures – respiratory......Page 63 20 Measuring arterial blood gas......Page 64 Aspects of blood gases......Page 65 21 Administering oxygen therapy......Page 66 Aspects of oxygen therapy......Page 67 What are inhalers and nebulisers?......Page 68 Procedure......Page 69 23 Assessing respiratory function......Page 70 Procedure......Page 71 24 Using airway manoeuvres and simple adjuncts......Page 72 Procedure......Page 73 25 Ventilating with a bag valve mask device......Page 74 Procedure......Page 75 Part 7 Common procedures – cardiology......Page 77 26 Recording a 12-lead electrocardiogram......Page 78 Procedure......Page 79 27 Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation......Page 80 Procedure......Page 81 Part 8 Common procedures – gastroenterology......Page 83 Why is a nasogastric tube important?......Page 84 Aspects of feeding......Page 85 29 Performing a digital rectal examination......Page 86 Aspects of digital rectal examinations......Page 87 Part 9 Common procedures – urology......Page 89 30 Performing urinalysis......Page 90 Aspects of urinalysis......Page 91 What is bladder catheterisation?......Page 92 Procedure......Page 93 Part 10 Common procedures – otolaryngology......Page 95 32 Performing otoscopy......Page 96 Aspects of otoscopy......Page 97 Part 11 Common procedures – ophthalmology......Page 99 33 Performing ophthalmoscopy......Page 100 Aspects of ophthalmoscopy......Page 101 Part 12 Common procedures – end-of-life care......Page 103 34 Confirming and certifying death......Page 104 Aspects of confirming and certifying death......Page 105 Part 13 Supplementary resources......Page 107 Multiple choice questions......Page 108 Multiple choice answers......Page 118 Further reading and references......Page 128 Index......Page 131