The Essential Guide to Primary Care Procedures

Download or read book The Essential Guide to Primary Care Procedures written by E. J. Mayeaux and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2012-03-28 with total page 1020 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.