Fractional Laser Skin Resurfacing
CHAPTER 53 Fractional Laser Skin Resurfacing Gregory A. Buford History of Laser Resurfacing Facial aging follows a rather predictable course. As we age, our skin thins and becomes translucent, the…
Laceration and Incision Repair
CHAPTER 22 Laceration and Incision Repair Richard P. Usatine, Wendy C. Coates Lacerations are a commonly seen problem in physicians’ offices, urgent care centers, and hospital emergency departments. Lacerations can…
Exercise Electrocardiography (Stress) Testing
CHAPTER 93 Exercise Electrocardiography (Stress) Testing Grant C. Fowler, Michael A. Altman Seventeen million Americans have known coronary artery disease (CAD); however, in more than half of everyone else in…
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
CHAPTER 103 Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Michael B. Harper The flexible sigmoidoscope has become a standard instrument in the primary care physician’s office to detect and prevent colorectal cancer (CRC). Approximately 150,000…
Arterial Puncture and Percutaneous Arterial Line Placement
CHAPTER 208 Arterial Puncture and Percutaneous Arterial Line Placement Grant C. Fowler, Donna A. Landen Arterial Puncture An arterial puncture can be useful in certain urgent, acute, or chronic conditions,…
Radiofrequency Surgery (Modern Electrosurgery)
CHAPTER 30 Radiofrequency Surgery (Modern Electrosurgery) John L. Pfenninger Radiofrequency (RF) surgery—modern electrosurgery—has become a versatile tool for the primary care physician in dermatologic, surgical, and gynecologic applications. It is…
Body Piercing
CHAPTER 233 Body Piercing Peter Valenzuela Modification of the body in the form of piercing and skin art has been demonstrated in virtually every culture dating back to at least…
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
CHAPTER 101 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Edward G. Zurad During the past four decades, performing flexible fiberoptic esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), or gastroscopy, has revealed a myriad of diseases and conditions of the upper gastrointestinal…
Dermoscopy
CHAPTER 15 Dermoscopy Ashfaq A. Marghoob, Azadeh Esmaeili, Alon Scope Skin cancer, the most common malignancy in the United States, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Fortunately, early detection…
Hysteroscopy
CHAPTER 140 Hysteroscopy Stephen A. Grochmal, Lydia A. Watson, Dale A. Patterson Hysteroscopy is one of the oldest endoscopic procedures described in the medical literature and was first performed in…
