Gastrointestinal Decontamination
CHAPTER 202 Gastrointestinal Decontamination Michael Zeringue, Grant C. Fowler The overall mortality from acute poisoning is less than 1%; therefore, the challenge to clinicians is to determine which patients face…
Amniocentesis
CHAPTER 161 Amniocentesis Dale A. Patterson, John J. Andazola Amniocentesis is very helpful for evaluating an inaccessible in utero patient. Although genetic studies were first performed on amniotic fluid in…
Pediatric Suprapubic Bladder Aspiration
CHAPTER 183 Pediatric Suprapubic Bladder Aspiration Carlos A. Moreno Suprapubic bladder aspiration is a method of obtaining a sterile urine specimen in a young infant when other methods are unsatisfactory….
Culdocentesis (Colpocentesis)
CHAPTER 139 Culdocentesis (Colpocentesis) Steven H. Eisinger Culdocentesis is a procedure for female patients designed to detect and sample free fluid in the peritoneal cavity. The classic application of this…
Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage
CHAPTER 204 Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage Eric Skye Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) is a procedure that consists of two components. The first part involves the attempt to aspirate any free blood…
Peritonsillar Abscess Drainage
CHAPTER 80 Peritonsillar Abscess Drainage Roger K. Waage Peritonsillar abscess, an infection in the space between the palatine tonsil and the pharyngeal constrictors, is the most common deep infection or…
Pericardiocentesis
CHAPTER 214 Pericardiocentesis David James The normal pericardial space contains 10 to 30 mL of serous fluid, which serves to reduce friction between the surfaces of the visceral and parietal pericardium…
Perianal Abscess Incision and Drainage
CHAPTER 107 Perianal Abscess Incision and Drainage James A. Surrell A perianal abscess is one of the most painful anal conditions seen in the outpatient setting. The pain of a…
Heimlich Maneuver
CHAPTER 227 Heimlich Maneuver Raymond F. Jarris, Jr. Each year in the United States, 3000 people die from swallowing or aspirating objects. When a patient displays the distress signal for…
