Compartment Syndrome Evaluation
CHAPTER 188 Compartment Syndrome Evaluation Michelle E. Szczepanik, Francis G. O’Connor Compartment syndrome occurs when the pressure inside the fascial compartment of an extremity is higher than the pressure of…
Ambulatory Electrocardiography: Holter and Event Monitoring
CHAPTER 87 Ambulatory Electrocardiography Holter and Event Monitoring David Flinders, Scott Akin Norman Holter developed ambulatory electrocardiography in the form of Holter monitoring in the early 1960s. The first device…
Insertion and Removal of Implanon
CHAPTER 147 Insertion and Removal of Implanon Stephen A. Grochmal, Dale A. Patterson Implanon is an implantable contraceptive device that functions like other progestin-based contraceptives by developing a thick, hostile…
Barrier Contraceptives: Cervical Caps, Condoms, and Diaphragms
CHAPTER 130 Barrier Contraceptives Cervical Caps, Condoms, and Diaphragms Beth A. Choby Cervical barriers are relatively safe and inexpensive options for contraception. They are immediately effective and reversible and have…
Prostate and Seminal Vesicle Ultrasonography and Biopsy
CHAPTER 121 Prostate and Seminal Vesicle Ultrasonography and Biopsy Philip J. Aliotta, Grant C. Fowler Transrectal ultrasonography of the prostate (TRUSP) and seminal vesicles (SVs) is an essential tool in…
NC-stat Nerve Conduction Testing
CHAPTER 224 NC-stat Nerve Conduction Testing Thomas A. Kintanar The NC-stat System (NeuroMetrix, Inc., Waltham, Mass) is designed to perform standard noninvasive nerve conduction studies. The system has three components…
Topical Hemostatic Agents
CHAPTER 40 Topical Hemostatic Agents Dale A. Patterson, Matt D. Roth In medical training there is a cynical phrase quoted to novice medical students on a surgery rotation: “All bleeding…
Endovenous Vein Ablation
CHAPTER 86 Endovenous Vein Ablation Jerry Ninia Primary venous insufficiency is characterized by the development of varicose veins of the lower extremities. The great saphenous vein (GSV) is the largest…
Androscopy
CHAPTER 118 Androscopy John L. Pfenninger Androscopy is an office procedure mainly used to identify condylomata. It examines the male genitalia under magnification after acetic acid has been applied. It…
Bartholin’s Cyst and Abscess: Word Catheter Insertion, Marsupialization
CHAPTER 131 Bartholin’s Cyst and Abscess Word Catheter Insertion, Marsupialization Michael L. Tuggy Bartholin’s glands are located at the vaginal opening between the hymenal ring and labia minora (at approximately…
