Ingrown Toenails
CHAPTER 29 Ingrown Toenails Madelyn Pollock Ingrown toenails usually present with pain, redness, swelling, and sometimes discharge. It is not uncommon for patients to have attempted self-remedies. Often, the irritation…
Incisions: Planning the Direction of the Incision
CHAPTER 21 Incisions Planning the Direction of the Incision Julie M. Sicilia Although generally considered minor procedures, skin incisions are invasive. They cause permanent changes in skin architecture and carry…
Swan-Ganz (Pulmonary Artery) Catheterization
CHAPTER 215 Swan-Ganz (Pulmonary Artery) Catheterization Stuart Forman For over 30 years the use of the balloon-flotation, flow-directed pulmonary artery (PA) thermodilution (Swan-Ganz) catheter has symbolized modern care of the…
Obstetric Ultrasonography
CHAPTER 172 Obstetric Ultrasonography Thomas A. Kintanar Ultrasound is defined as the range of sound waves with frequencies greater than 20,000 cycles per second (Hz), and they are undetectable by…
Anal Fissure and Lateral Sphincterotomy and Anal Fistula
CHAPTER 96 Anal Fissure and Lateral Sphincterotomy and Anal Fistula James A. Surrell Anal Fissure Anal fissure is defined as a painful linear ulcer (tear) of the distal anal canal,…
Management of Epistaxis
CHAPTER 78 Management of Epistaxis Scott Savage Nosebleed is a common complaint with an incidence of approximately 1 per 1000 patients annually in the United States. Ninety percent of nosebleeds…
Chalazion and Hordeolum
CHAPTER 65 Chalazion and Hordeolum James L. Jackson Patients with a chalazion or hordeolum, focal inflammatory conditions of the eyelids, are frequently encountered in primary care. Invariably they complain of…
Newborn Circumcision and Office Meatotomy
CHAPTER 181 Newborn Circumcision and Office Meatotomy Ronald D. Reynolds, Grant C. Fowler Newborn circumcision is the most common surgical procedure performed in the United States, yet controversy exists over…
Venous Cutdown
CHAPTER 209 Venous Cutdown Wm. MacMillan Rodney, J.R. MacMillan Rodney Obtaining vascular access is a life-saving procedure for critically ill patients in a variety of situations, but hypovolemic shock and…
Sclerotherapy
CHAPTER 92 Sclerotherapy Jerry Ninia Sclerotherapy is a technique used to eliminate unwanted veins (both varicosities and spider veins). This is accomplished by injecting a noxious agent into the lumen…
