Primary Care Clinician’s Illustrated Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnostic Procedures

By Margaret R. Colyar DSN ARPN C-FNPA, Award-winning author of the 2020 AJN Book of the Year in the Adult Primary Care category

This illustrated handbook is a must-have resource for primary care clinicians, providing step-by-step instructions for the most commonly performed procedures in office, hospital, and outpatient settings. Organized by major body systems, each section reviews diagnostic procedures, followed by detailed information on how to perform them.

Comprehensive Procedure Guides

Each procedure guide includes:

• Overview and methods for performing the procedure
• Rationales, indications, and contraindications
• Required equipment and step-by-step instructions
• CPT coding guidelines
• Health promotion and safety prevention tips for client teaching
• Post-procedure care instructions

What Readers Are Saying

“A definite book for any learning clinician… Easy to read and understand with pictures. Definitions for everything being performed as well as information regarding irregular findings.” – Amazon Reviewer

Book Details

Published by: F.A. Davis Company (Second edition, January 1, 2020)

Language: English

Format: Paperback (560 pages)

ISBN-10: 0803698135

ISBN-13: 978-0803698130