| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 327 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
The hospital team -- Surgery and surgical teams -- Anesthesia -- Selected hospital medical units -- General departments -- Index of procedures -- Introduction -- Abdominal wall defect repair -- Ambulatory ECG monitoring -- Amniocentesis -- Anesthesia, general -- Anesthesia, local -- Angiography -- Angioplasty -- Aortic aneurysm graft -- Appendectomy -- Arthroscopy of knee -- Bariatric surgery -- Biopsy, bone marrow -- Biopsy, breast -- Biopsy, liver -- Biopsy, lung -- Biopsy, prostate -- Bladder suspension -- Blood pressure measurement -- Blood trasfusion -- Breast augmentation surgery -- Breast reduction surgery -- Caesarean section -- Cardiac output measurement -- Carotid endarterectomy -- Cataract removal -- Chemotherapy -- Cholecystectomy -- Circumcision -- Colonoscopy -- Colostomy -- Cornea transplant -- Coronary artery bypass graft -- Craniotomy -- Cystectomy -- Cystoscopy -- Defibrillation -- Dilatation and curettage -- Discectomy -- Electrocardiogram -- Electroconvulsive therapy -- Electroencephalogram -- Episiotomy -- Fetal monitoring -- Gastrectomy -- Heart transplant -- Heart valve surgery -- Hemodialysis -- Hemorrhoidectomy -- Hip arthroplasty -- Hysterectomy -- Hysteroscopy -- Ileostomy -- In vitro fertilization -- Incisional hernia surgery -- Inguinal hernia repair -- INTACS -- Kidney transplant -- Knee arthroplasty -- Labor and delivery -- Laminectomy -- Laryngectomy -- LASIK -- Lithotripsy -- Liver transplant -- Mastectomy, lumpectomy -- Mastectomy, radical -- Mastectomy, simple -- Myringotomy -- Pacemaker application -- Patent ductus arteriosus repair -- Peritoneal dialysis -- Prostate surgery -- Pulse oximetry -- Radiation therapy -- Septoplasty -- Shunt for hydrocephalus -- Splenectomy -- Stress test -- Thyroidectomy -- Tonsillectomy -- Total parenteral nutrition -- Tracheostomy -- Tubal ligation -- Uterine ablation -- Vasectomy |
| Summary |
Divided into diagnostic and treatment sections, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the most common medical procedures performed in modern clinical settings. Each section presents common names for the procedure; an outline of the disease or injury for which the procedure is performed; a brief review of the anatomical structures and physiological processes that are involved; staffing, equipment, and pre-procedure requirements; a detailed description of the procedure itself; and, a discussion of expected outcomes as well as potential complications. Each chapter includes a summary and |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Clinical medicine.
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Biomedical technicians.
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Hospital patients.
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Health care teams.
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Inpatients
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Patient Care Team
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Hospital Departments -- organization & administration
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Patient-Centered Care -- methods
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Clinical Medicine
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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Hospital patients
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Health care teams
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Biomedical technicians
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Clinical medicine
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781420082005 |
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1420082000 |
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1282902415 |
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9781282902411 |
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