How to Perform Clinical Procedures. for Medical Students and Foundation Doctors + 2 Dvds

Description

Uniquely combining video and book content, How to Perform Clinical Procedures presents vital information in a clear and practical manner from experienced clinicians, detailing many of the core procedures medical students and junior doctors are likely to encounter on the wards.

The DVDs contain over 40 of the most common practical procedures, demonstrated on real patients in real clinical scenarios with step-by-step explanations and points highlighted for OSCEs and PACES. Each procedure also features an on-screen OSCE scoring sheet for self-testing.

The accompanying book also presents each procedure in detail, mirroring the videos, with the addition of indications, contraindications, complications and tips.

With a foreword by Sir Richard Thompson, President of the Royal College of Physicians, How to Perform Clinical Procedures is a thorough and methodical companion to clinical training to help you improve your skills, and make the most of your formative years as a clinician.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors
Foreword
Preface

Generic Principles in Clinical Procedures

1 Ankle Brachial Pressure Index
2 Arterial Blood Gas
3 Arterial Cannulation
4 Ascitic Drain
5 Ascitic Tap
6 Back Slab – Below Knee
7 Back Slab – Upper Limb
8 Blood Cultures
9 Blood Transfusion
10 Bone Marrow Aspirate and Biopsy
11 Capillary Glucose Measurement
12 Cardioversion
13 Central Venous Line
14 Electrocardiogram
15 Endotracheal Intubation
16 Epidural
17 Flexible Nasendoscopy
18 Gynaecological Examination and Cervical Smear
19 Hand Hygiene
20 Intramuscular Injection
21 Intravenous Fluid Infusion
22 Intravenous Injection
23 Large Bore Chest Drain
24 Large Bore Chest Drain Removal
25 Local Anaesthetic Infiltration
26 Lumbar Puncture
27 Nasogastric Tube
28 Nebuliser
29 Observations
30 Peak Flow Rate
31 Peripheral Venous Cannulation
32 Pleural Aspiration
33 Ring Block
34 Seldinger Chest Drain
35 Spinal Injection
36 Subcutaneous Injection
37 Surgical Scrubbing
38 Suturing
39 Urinalysis
40 Urinary Catheter – Female
41 Urinary Catheter – Male
42 Venepuncture
43 Venesection

Appendix I: Consent
Appendix II: How to be a good F1
Appendix III: How to be an even better F2

Index