Tarascon Medical Procedures Pocketbook is an evidence-based, point of care reference guide to common ambulatory care and hospital procedures. This pocket reference is the perfect resource for the indications, contraindications, necessary equipment, step-by-step technique, fluid analysis, complications and coding for the 45 most commonly performed medical procedures. Tarascon Medical Procedures Pocketbook is packed with over 200 tables and figures that depict the proper technique used for performing each procedure. Tarascon Medical Procedures Pocketbook is an essential medical reference for clinicians, medical students, residents and midlevel providers who perform medical procedures in outpatient or inpatient settings. Click here to view the corrected image 7-3 Running Stitch.

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۱ Procedural Sedation
۲ Endotracheal Intubation
۳ Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation
۴ Pericardiocentesis
۵ Synchronized Cardioversion
۶ Transcutaneous Pacing
۷ Laceration Repair
۸ Cryosurgery of Skin Lesions
۹ Shave Skin Biopsy
۱۰ Excisional Skin Biopsy
۱۱ Punch Skin Biopsy
۱۲ Ingrown Toenails Removal
۱۳ Incision and Drainage of Abscesses
۱۴ Lipoma or Subcutaneous Mass Excision
۱۵ Tympanometry
۱۶ Intranasal Device Placement for Epistaxis
۱۷ Paracentesis
۱۸ No-Scalpel Vasectomy
۱۹ Newborn Circumcision with Gomco Clamp
۲۰ Pap Smear
۲۱ Endometrial Biopsy
۲۲ Intrauterine Device Insertion and Removal
۲۳ Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy
۲۴ Lumbar Puncture
۲۵ Splinting and Casting of the Extremities
۲۶ Arthrocentesis
۲۷ Joint Injections
۲۸ Spirometry
۲۹ Thoracentesis
۳۰ Basics of Mechanical Ventilation
۳۱ Tube Thoracostomy
۳۲ Central Venous Access
۳۳ Arterial Line Placement
۳۴ Pulmonary Artery Catheter Insertion
۳۵ Intraosseous Line Placement