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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
CHAPTER 195 Podiatric Procedures Gary L. Snyder, Grant C. Fowler Orthotics Orthotics are prescribed, in-shoe devices designed to protect and improve abnormal foot function. Orthotics are custom made and, as…
CHAPTER 186 Ankle and Foot Splinting, Casting, and Taping Gregory A. Marolf Primary care clinicians encounter a wide variety of acute and chronic foot and lower leg injuries that may…
CHAPTER 231 Principles of X-Ray Interpretation Wm. MacMillan Rodney, J.R. MacMillan Rodney, K.M.R. Arnold Introduction Studies on imaging outcomes have documented quality of care for interpretation of radiographs by nonradiologists…
CHAPTER 14 Cryosurgery James W. McNabb, John L. Pfenninger Cryosurgery is the deliberate destruction of diseased tissue by freezing in a controlled manner. It is important that all primary care…
