Tarascon Medical Procedures Pocketbook

Description

The Tarascon Hospital Medicine Pocketbook is an evidence-based, point-of-care compact reference book for the busy clinician to use on the hospital wards or in the ICU. This quick reference provides inpatient clinicians with critical information about the evaluation and management of every common medical disorder encountered in the hospital, including the most common conditions encountered in the ICU. This user-friendly pocketbook is packed with tables and algorithms intended to quickly direct the busy clinician to an evidence-based approach to manage any common medical condition. The Tarascon Hospital Medicine Pocketbook is an essential guide for all practicing hospitalists, medical students, resident physicians and midlevel providers who work in the hospital setting. Tarascon Medical Procedures Pocketbook......Page 1 Title......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 14 Dedication......Page 15 Reviewers......Page 16 Section I: Procedural Sedation......Page 19 Airway Assessment for Potentially Difficult Oral Intubation......Page 20 Anxiolysis in Adults......Page 22 Coding......Page 25 References......Page 26 Section II: Airway Procedures......Page 27 Predictors of a Difficult Airway......Page 28 Equipment......Page 29 The Seven Ps of Rapid Sequence Intubation......Page 30 Common Paralytic Agents......Page 33 References......Page 35 Contraindications......Page 36 Technique for BiPAP......Page 37 Complications of NPPV......Page 39 References......Page 40 Section III: Cardiac Procedures......Page 41 Complications......Page 42 Technique......Page 43 References......Page 47 Equipment......Page 48 Technique......Page 49 References......Page 51 Technique......Page 52 References......Page 54 Section IV: Dermatology Procedures......Page 55 Equipment......Page 56 Technique......Page 57 Complications......Page 61 References......Page 62 Technique for Liquid Nitrogen Spray Gunor Cryoprobe......Page 63 Technique for Q-tip Application......Page 64 Coding......Page 65 References......Page 66 chnique......Page 67 References......Page 69 Technique......Page 70 References......Page 75 Equipment......Page 76 Coding......Page 77 References......Page 79 Equipment......Page 80 Technique......Page 81 Complications......Page 84 References......Page 85 Technique......Page 86 References......Page 89 Equipment......Page 90 Enucleation Technique for Small Lipomas......Page 91 Excision Technique for Large Lipomas or Subcutaneous Masses......Page 92 References......Page 94 Section V: Ear, Nose, and Throat Procedures......Page 95 Coding......Page 96 References......Page 97 Equipment......Page 98 Technique......Page 99 Complications......Page 101 References......Page 102 Section VI: Gastrointestinal Procedures......Page 103 Equipment......Page 104 Technique......Page 105 When to Use Albumin......Page 106 Complications......Page 108 Coding......Page 109 References......Page 110 Section VII: Genitourinary Procedures......Page 111 Technique......Page 112 References......Page 117 Equipment......Page 118 Technique......Page 119 Postprocedure Care......Page 122 Coding......Page 123 References......Page 124 Section VIII: Gynecologic Procedures......Page 125 Technique of Traditional Pap Smear......Page 126 Technique of Liquid-based Pap Smear......Page 129 References......Page 130 Technique......Page 131 References......Page 134 Intrauterine Device Insertion......Page 135 Intrauterine Device Removal......Page 141 References......Page 142 Section IX: Hematology/Oncology Procedures......Page 143 Equipment......Page 144 Biopsy Sites......Page 145 Technique for Posterior Superior Iliac Spine Bone Marrow Aspirate......Page 146 Technique for Posterior Superior Iliac Spine Bone Marrow Core Biopsy......Page 147 References......Page 150 Section X: Neurology Procedures......Page 151 Equipment......Page 152 Technique......Page 153 When to Obtain a CT Scan of the Head Prior to a Lumbar Puncture......Page 155 References......Page 156 Section XI: Orthopedics Procedures......Page 157 Equipment......Page 158 Basic Technique for Splinting Extremities......Page 159 Basic Technique for Casting Extremities......Page 161 Coding......Page 168 References......Page 169 Equipment......Page 170 Technique for Knee Arthrocentesis......Page 171 Technique for Shoulder Arthrocentesis......Page 172 Technique for Elbow Arthrocentesis......Page 173 References......Page 175 General Technique for All Injections......Page 176 Technique of Subacromial Bursa Injection......Page 177 Technique for Lateral Epicondyle Injection......Page 179 References......Page 180 Section XII: Pulmonary Procedures......Page 181 Technique......Page 182 Reproducibility Criteria......Page 183 Interpretation of Results......Page 184 References......Page 185 Equipment......Page 186 Technique......Page 187 Complications......Page 190 References......Page 191 Initiating Mechanical Ventilation......Page 192 Complications of Mechanical Ventilation......Page 193 References......Page 195 Equipment......Page 196 Technique......Page 197 Chest Tube Troubleshooting......Page 199 Discontinuation of Chest Tubes......Page 201 References......Page 202 Section XIII: Vascular Procedures......Page 203 Equipment......Page 204 General Technique for Central Line Placement in All Locations......Page 205 Internal Jugular Vein Catheters......Page 209 Subclavian Vein Catheters......Page 210 Femoral Vein Catheters......Page 211 Complications......Page 212 References......Page 213 Equipment......Page 214 Technique for Radial Arterial Line......Page 215 Technique for Femoral or Brachial Arterial Lines......Page 216 References......Page 219 Equipment......Page 220 Technique......Page 221 References......Page 225 Equipment......Page 226 Technique......Page 227 References......Page 229 Index......Page 230