The Essential Guide to Primary Care Procedures

The Essential Guide to Primary Care Procedures
ISBN-10
1451152868
ISBN-13
9781451152869
Category
Medical
Pages
944
Language
English
Published
2012-03-28
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Author
E. J. Mayeaux

Description

Featuring over 1,300 full-color illustrations, this atlas is a comprehensive, hands-on guide to more than 100 medical procedures most commonly performed in an office setting. The book presents step-by-step instructions and illustrations for each procedure and discusses strategies for avoiding common pitfalls. Each chapter includes ordering information for necessary equipment or supplies, CPT codes, ICD-9 codes, global periods, and average U.S. fees for each procedure. Some chapters also refer the practitioner to patient education handouts that will appear online. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text, over 100 patient education handouts, and videos of ten common procedures.

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