How to Perform Core Clinical Procedures : For Medical Students and Foundation Programme Doctors

by Stephenson, Matthew; Shur, Joshua; Black, John

• ISBN13: 9780470658581
• ISBN10: 0470658584
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-10-14
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

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.

Features the following clinical procedures:
Ankle Brachial Pressure Index
Arterial Blood Gas
Arterial Cannulation
Ascitic Drain
Ascitic Tap
Back Slab - Below Knee
Back Slab - Upper Limb
Blood Cultures
Blood Transfusion
Bone Marrow Aspirate & Biopsy
Capillary Glucose Measurement
Cardioversion
Central Venous Line
Electrocardiogram
Endotracheal Intubation
Epidural
Flexible Nasendoscopy
Gynae Exam & Cervical Smear
Hand Hygiene
Intramuscular Injection
Intravenous Fluid Infusion
Intravenous Injection
Large Bore Chest Drain
Large Bore Chest Drain Removal
Local Anaesthetic Infiltration
Lumbar Puncture
Nasogastric Tube
Nebuliser
Observations
Peak Flow Rate
Periperal Venous Cannulation
Pleural Aspiration
Ring Block
Seldinger Chest Drain
Spinal Injection
Subcutaneous Injection
Surgical Scrubbing
Suturing
Urinalysis
Urinary Catheter - Female
Urinary Catheter - Male
Venepuncture
Venesection

Author Biography

Matthew Stephenson is Senior Surgical Registrar, South East Thames Rotation
Joshua Shur is at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
John Black is at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

List of Contributors

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 Capillary Glucose Measurement

11 Cardioversion

12 Central Venous Line

13 Electrocardiogram

14 Endotracheal Intubation

15 Epidural

16 Flexible Nasendoscopy

17 Handwashing

18 Intramuscular Injection

19 Intravenous Fluid Infusion

20 Intravenous Injection

21 Joint aspiration

22 Large Bore Chest Drain

23 Large Bore Chest Drain Removal

24 Local Anaesthetic Infiltration

25 Lumbar Puncture

26 Nasogastric tube

27 Nebuliser

28 Observations

29 Peak Flow Rate

30 Peripheral Venous Cannulation

31 Pleural Aspiration

32 Ring Block

33 Seldinger Chest Drain

34 Spinal Anaesthesia

35 Subcutaneous Injection

36 Surgical Scrubbing

37 Suturing

38 Urinalysis

39 Urinary Catheter – Female

40 Urinary Catheter – Male

41 Venepuncture – Femoral

42 Venepuncture – Peripheral

43 Venesection

Appendix I: Consent

Appendix II: How to be a good F1

Appendix III: How to be an even better F2

Index