Editorial Review:

Dr. Pfenninger, one of the lead author's on this book, is the recent recepient of the 2005 Teaching Excellence Award from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and the 2005 Thomas W. Johnson Award for Career Contributions to Family Medicine Education. His book, Primary Care Procedures 2E, is comprehensive, "how-to" resource offers step-by-step strategies for nearly every outpatient procedure that can be performed in an office, hospital or emergency care facility. Designed for everyday practice, the outline format allows speedy reference while the detailed text and clear illustrations guide readers through each procedure. The new edition of this best-selling book features more than 80 new procedures on hot topics relevant to primary care practice.

• The easy-to-use outline format allows speedy reference, while the detailed text thoroughly explains each procedure.
• Boxes and tables throughout highlight important information in at-a-glance summaries.
• Includes patient teaching guides for each procedure covered.

• More than 80 new chapters and procedures, including hot topics such as: conscious sedation, burn treatment, tissue adhesives, candida treatment for warts, and aesthetic procedures including hair removal, Botox injection, micro dermabrasive, collagen injection, skin peels, and more.
• Hundreds of new illustrations, and over 200 improved 2-color illustrations clearly highlight visual aspects of conditions and clarify key ideas.
• More detailed discussions of patient education and medical coding shed more light on these aspects of practice.
• New sturdy flexbind cover stands up to daily use.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Greatprocedure manual for primary care physicians:

I bought this book as recommended by my PD. It seems like a great resource for any procedure one might think and do.

Good compilation of minor office procedures:

This book is very helpful for office procedures, especially as a brief review/confirmation before each session. It is not the intetion of the book to make a compete novice to be competet in the procedure without hand-on training. It is also a great resource for the stock piling of the hardware and supplies for particular procedures.

As Good As Everyone Else Says It Is:

This book is a bargain at the price. Best book on procedures I have seen.
Has informed consent and post-procedure care forms for almost every procedure as well. The one drawback is the paper is very flimsy and likely will eventually tear because you will use this book a LOT. I would have paid more for heavier paper stock.

Buy this book!:

This is the only reference you will need for doing office-based primary care procedures. I've been using it for years and highly recommend it to all of the family medicine residents I teach in our residency program.

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