TY - BOOK AU - Patel,Nisha AU - Knight,Daniel AU - Palazzo,Mark TI - Churchill's pocketbooks of clinical practical procedures for junior doctors T2 - Churchill's pocketbooks SN - 9780443068065 AV - RM121.5 .P38 2009 U1 - 615.53 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Edinburgh, New York PB - Churchill Livingstone KW - Therapeutics KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Diagnosis KW - Handbooks KW - Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures N1 - 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 ER -