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Patel, Nisha.

Churchill's pocketbooks of clinical practical procedures for junior doctors / Clinical practical procedures for junior doctors. Nisha Patel, Daniel Knight ; edited by Mark Palazzo. - Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2009. - 206 p. : chiefly col. ; 20 cm. - Churchill's pocketbooks. . - Churchill's pocketbooks. .

Includes index.

Airway care with simple devices -- Peak expiratory flow rate measurement and spirometry -- Pleural aspiration (of fluid or air) -- Chest drain insertion and management -- Percutaneous pleural biopsy -- Venepunture (peripheral and femoral) -- Blood cultures -- Peripheral venous cannulation -- Preparing and setting up intravenous medications -- Intravenous fluids and commonly prescribed infusions -- Central venous catheter insertion -- Arterial blood gas sampling -- Arterial cannulation -- Performing an electrocardiogram (ECG) -- Nasogastric tube placement -- Abdominal paracentesis and ascitic drain insertion -- Rigid sigmoidoscopy -- Urethral catheterisation -- Lumbar puncture -- Arthrocentesis of the knee -- Subcutaneous and intramuscular injections -- Local anaesthetics -- Suturing.

ISBN: 9780443068065 0443068062

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Therapeutics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Diagnosis--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Therapeutics--Handbooks.
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures--Handbooks.

LC Class. No.: RM121.5 / .P38 2009 RM121.5 / .P38 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 615.53 / CHP

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WB 39 / P295c 2009