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Primary care clinicians are performing more varied procedures than ever before, and physicians, residents, and students need a comprehensive, authoritative resource that provides trusted information in an easy-to-follow format . Through three outstanding editions, Pfenninger and Fowler´s Procedures for Primary Care has been the go-to reference for step-by-step strategies for nearly every medical procedure that can be performed in an office, hospital, or emergency care facility by primary care providers. This 4th Edition continues that tradition with new section editors, updated illustrations, new chapters, and much more. No other primary care procedure book compares with Pfenninger and Fowler´s breadth and depth of practical, step-by-step content!

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Pfenninger & Fowler´s Procedures for Primary Care, 4e

Preface

Section 1 - Anesthesia

1. Procedural Sedation and Analgesia

2. Pediatric Sedation

3. Nitrous Oxide Sedation

4. Topical Anesthesia

5. Local Anesthesia

6. Local and Topical Anesthetic Complications

7. Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Field Blocks

8. Oral/Facial Anesthesia

9. Bier Block

10. Epidural Anesthesia and Analgesia

11. Procedures to Treat Headaches

Section 2 - Dermatology

12. Acne Therapy: Surgical Approaches

13. Approach to Various Skin Lesions

14. Cryosurgery

15. Dermoscopy (Epiluminescence Microscopy)

16. Flaps and Plasties

17. Fungal Studies and Scabies: Collection Procedures and Tests

18. Incisions: Planning the Direction of the Cut

19. Laceration and Incision Repair

20. Laceration and Incision Repair: Needle Selection

21. Laceration and Incision Repair: Suture Selection

22. Laceration and Incision Repair: Suture Tying

23. Nail Plate and Nail Bed Biopsy

24. Nail Bed Repair

25. Radiofrequency Surgery (Modern Electrosurgery)

26. Skin Biopsy

27. Skin Grafting

28. Hypertrophic Scars and Keloids

29. Unna Paste Boot: Treatment of Venous Stasis Ulcers and Other Disorders

30. Wart (Verruca) Treatment

31. Pilonidal Cyst and Abscess: Current Management

32. Wood´s Light Examination

33. Wound Dressing

34. Maggot Treatment for Chronic Ulcers

Section 3 - Aesthetic Medicine

35. Introduction to Aesthetic Medicine

36. Cosmeceutical Skin Care

37. Gingival Hyperpigmentation

38. Lasers and Pulsed-Light Devices: Hair Removal

39. Lasers and Pulsed-Light Devices: Photofacial Rejuvenation

40. Lasers and Pulsed-Light Devices: Acne

41. Lasers and Pulsed-Light Devices: Skin Tightening

42. Lasers and Pulsed Light Devices: Spider Veins

43. Lasers and Pulsed-Light Devices: Tattoo Removal

44. Lasers and Pulsed-Light Devices: Skin Resurfacing

45. Nonablative Radiowave Skin Tightening with the Ellman S5 Surgitron (The Pelleve Procedure)

46. Epilation of Isolated Hairs

47. Botulinum Toxin

48. Tissue Fillers

49. Microdermabrasion and Dermalinfusion

50. Chemical Peels

51. Photodynamic Therapy

52. Cellulite Treatments

53. Thread Lift Using Barbed Suspension Sutures for Facial Rejuvenation

54. Radiofrequency-Assisted Upper Blepharoplasty for the Correction of Dermatochalasis

55. Body Piercing

Section 4 - Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

56. Mucocele Removal

57. Chalazion and Hordeolum

58. Tonometry

59. Audiometry

60. Tympanometry

61. Myringotomy and Tympanocentesis

62. Cerumen Impaction Removal

63. Earlobe Repair

64. Nasolaryngoscopy

65. Indirect Mirro Laryngoscopy

66. Tonsillectomy and Adnoidectomy

67. Allergy Testing and Immunotherapy

68. Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology and Biopsy

Section 5 - Cardiovascular and Respiratory System Procedures

69. Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Prevention Bacterial Endocarditis

70. Office Electrocardiograms

71. Pre-op Evaluation

72. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

73. Ambulatory Electrocardiography: Holter and Event Monitoring

74. Exercise (Stress) Testing

75. Echocardiography

76. Stress Echo

77. Noninvasive Venous and Arterial Studies of the Lower Extremities

78. Sclerotherapy

79. Ambulatory Phlebectomy

80. Endovenous Vein Closure

81. Pulmonary Function Testing

Section 6 - Gastrointestinal System Procedures

82. Clinical Anorectal Anatomy and Digital Examination

83. Anoscopy

84. High Resolution Anoscopy

85. Anal Fissure/Lateral Sphincterotomy

86. Perianal Abscess Incision and Drainage

87. Office Treatment of Hemorrhoids

88. Removal of Perianal Skin Tags (External Hemorrhoidal Skin Tags)

89. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

90. Colonoscopy

91. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

92. PEG Tube Insertion

93. Capsule Endoscopy

94. Esophageal Foreign Body Removal

95. Inguinal Hernia Reduction

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