Uniquely combining video and book content, How to Perform Clinical Procedures presents vital information in a clear and practical manner from experienced clinicians, detailing many of the core procedures medical students and junior doctors are likely to encounter on the wards. The DVDs contain over 40 of the most common practical procedures, demonstrated on real patients in real clinical scenarios with step-by-step explanations and points highlighted for OSCEs and PACES. Each procedure also features an on-screen OSCE scoring sheet for self-testing. The accompanying book also presents each procedure in detail, mirroring the videos, with the addition of indications, contraindications, complications and tips. With a foreword by Sir Richard Thompson, President of the Royal College of Physicians, How to Perform Clinical Procedures is a thorough and methodical companion to clinical training to help you improve your skills, and make the most of your formative years as a clinician. Features the following clinical procedures: Ankle Brachial Pressure Index Arterial Blood Gas Arterial Cannulation Ascitic Drain Ascitic Tap Back Slab - Below Knee Back Slab - Upper Limb Blood Cultures Blood Transfusion Bone Marrow Aspirate & Biopsy Capillary Glucose Measurement Cardioversion Central Venous Line Electrocardiogram Endotracheal Intubation Epidural Flexible Nasendoscopy Gynae Exam & Cervical Smear Hand Hygiene Intramuscular Injection Intravenous Fluid Infusion Intravenous Injection Large Bore Chest Drain Large Bore Chest Drain Removal Local Anaesthetic Infiltration Lumbar Puncture Nasogastric Tube Nebuliser Observations Peak Flow Rate Periperal Venous Cannulation Pleural Aspiration Ring Block Seldinger Chest Drain Spinal Injection Subcutaneous Injection Surgical Scrubbing Suturing Urinalysis Urinary Catheter - Female Urinary Catheter - Male Venepuncture Venesection

Table of Contents:
List of Contributors, viii Foreword xi Preface xii Generic Principles in Clinical Procedures xvi 1 Ankle Brachial Pressure Index 1 2 Arterial Blood Gas 7 3 Arterial Cannulation 12 4 Ascitic Drain 17 5 Ascitic Tap 24 6 Back Slab – Below Knee 29 7 Back Slab – Upper Limb 34 8 Blood Culture 39 9 Blood Transfusion 44 10 Bone Marrow Aspirate and Biopsy 51 11 Capillary Glucose Measurement 59 12 Cardioversion 64 13 Central Venous Line 68 14 Electrocardiogram 75 15 Endotracheal Intubation 82 16 Epidural 88 17 Flexible Nasendoscopy 94 18 Gynaecological Examination and Cervical Smear 100 19 Hand Hygiene 107 20 Intramuscular Injection 116 21 Intravenous Fluid Infusion 120 22 Intravenous Injection 126 23 Large Bore Chest Drain 131 24 Large Bore Chest Drain Removal 139 25 Local Anaesthetic Infiltration 144 26 Lumbar Puncture 149 27 Nasogastric Tube 157 28 Nebuliser 165 29 Observations 170 30 Peak Flow Rate 177 31 Peripheral Venous Cannulation 181 32 Pleural Aspiration 188 33 Ring Block 195 34 Seldinger Chest Drain 198 35 Spinal Injection 205 36 Subcutaneous Injection 211 37 Surgical Scrubbing 215 38 Suturing 218 39 Urinalysis 225 40 Urinary Catheter – Female 230 41 Urinary Catheter – Male 236 42 Venepuncture 242 43 Venesection 249 Appendix I: Consent 253 Appendix II: How To Be a Great F1 260 Appendix III: How To Be an Even Better F2 269 Index 281