CHAPTER 26 Mucocele Removal Andy S. Barnett, Stephen K. Toadvine Oral mucous cysts (mucoceles) form as a result of obstruction or trauma involving the ducts of minor salivary glands. Mucoceles…

CHAPTER 59 Skin Peels Cathy Uecker With the tremendous increase of older Americans as the “baby boomer” population ages, more and more patients are seeking treatments for photodamage and other…

CHAPTER 228 Muscle Biopsy James R. Shepich Many disorders of the motor unit can be identified by clinical presentation, but occasionally a muscle biopsy is necessary for diagnosis. Muscle biopsy…

CHAPTER 54 Lasers and Pulsed-Light Devices Leg Telangiectasia* Mitchel P. Goldman Lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL) are used to treat leg telangiectasia for various reasons. First, both treatments have…

CHAPTER 182 Pediatric Arterial Puncture and Venous Minicutdown John J. Andazola, Karyn B. Kolman Arterial Puncture Arterial blood may be needed for blood gas analysis or for routine laboratory analysis….

CHAPTER 44 Wound Dressing Marisha Chilcott Wound management is an often overlooked and undervalued aspect of patient care. Nonetheless, wounds are a source of significant patient, family, and clinician distress,…

CHAPTER 108 Removal of Perianal Skin Tags (External Hemorrhoidal Skin Tags) James A. Surrell Perianal skin tags represent a stretching and enlargement of the normal perianal skin (Fig. 108-1). As…

CHAPTER 95 Thoracentesis Terry S. Ruhl, Jennifer L. Good Pleural effusions are common in primary care. Sampling the fluid may yield information important for treatment decisions or may help the…

CHAPTER 184 Umbilical Vessel Catheterization Carman H. Whiting Being able to quickly assess and rapidly intervene in a severely ill infant is essential. Because the umbilical vessels are easily visualized,…

CHAPTER 163 Induction of Labor Scott T. Henderson Although labor usually begins spontaneously, the induction of labor is one of the most common procedures in obstetrics. It is indicated for…