Essential Procedures for Emergency, Urgent, and Primary Care Settings, Third Edition: A Clinical Companion

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A comprehensive, step-by-step, well-illustrated introduction to common clinical procedures

This text is a user-friendly guide to performing 77 clinical procedures, ranging from those commonly performed to those infrequently called upon when minutes count in emergency, urgent, and primary care settings. This heavily updated third edition includes current and comprehensive text, graphic, and video instruction on the use of bedside ultrasound for procedural guidance in order to increase procedural accuracy and mitigate complications. Edited and written by academically accomplished physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, an interprofessional approach to the performance of procedures is highlighted throughout the book.

Procedures are consistently formatted and presented in clear language with step-by-step detail organized by system-specific categories for easy access to information. Each procedure includes background considerations, indications & contraindications for performing the procedure, technique for safe and correct performance, special considerations, complications, post-procedure considerations, and patient education points. Original photos, videos, high quality sonographic footage, line drawings, and tables reinforce the guidelines and procedures. Abundant "Clinical Pearls" throughout the manuscript offer practical applications of key information representing years of clinical technical experience. Extensive references at the end of each chapter further enhance the book's utility

New to the Third Edition:
• Delivers 16 completely new chapters covering a plethora of newly added procedures, incorporating an interprofessional approach to performing procedures
• Previous chapters have been extensively updated and expanded
• Provides new illustrative videos
• Presents a corresponding list of CPT codes

Key Features:
• Delivers current, concise, step-by-step information for performing 77 commonly and less commonly used clinical procedures
• Provides abundant four-color photos and figures illustrating each procedure
• Organized by body system to provide fast access to key information
• Enriched with point of care ultrasound guided procedures
• Thoroughly introduces and teaches sonography at the most fundamental level as an important tool to enhance accuracy of procedures
• Reflects latest guidelines and evidence-based practice
• Includes prominently displayed links to numerous videos throughout the text
• Includes 12 months' free Springer Connect Digital Access with print purchase!

Keith A. Lafferty, MD, FAAEM, received his BA in biology cum laude from Holy Family University in 1989 and his MD from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1994. At the completion of his training, his colleagues bestowed him with the "Senior Resident Teaching" award. Following his residency in emergency medicine and a fellowship in critical care, he spent 10 years in full time academia as a medical student director and a critical care director. Dr. Lafferty currently is the Co-Director of Emergency Medicine at Gulf Coast Medical Center, Director of Fire-based EMS in Fort Myers Florida, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Temple University, board member of the Holy Family University Pre-Medical committee, and board member of the Holy Family University President's Advisory Committee. As a physician, Dr. Lafferty specializes in emergency medicine and practices in both Philadelphia and Ft Myers, Florida. As an author, he has written numerous chapters and manuscripts, mostly having to do with critical care procedures of emergency medicine, with an emphasis on advanced airway management. He has presented many of his research papers at the local and national levels. Because of his training, practice and teaching in both emergency and critical care medicine, he passionately advocates the hybridization of these specialties in caring for the sickest of patients.

Dr. Lafferty has traveled to Haiti participating in mission expeditions after the devastating earthquake and continues to work with and educate Haitian physicians. The continuing evolution of bedside sonography has no doubt lent itself to bringing diagnostic and procedural accuracy to the most remote and vulnerable areas. Those experiences are reminiscent of his own humble beginnings growing up with his mother and sister in Philadelphia housing projects. Stemming from this, he also serves as Chair of the Board for both a local housing authority and a nonprofit benefiting such people. Providing medical care for the most indigent and teaching evidence-based medicine are the essence of his dedication to excellence in medicine.

Thomas G. Costantino Jr. MD, received his BS in anthropology-zoology from the University of Michigan graduating magna cum laude. He received his MD from the University of Michigan as well. He completed his emergency medicine residency at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and stayed to become their first emergency ultrasound fellow. He has worked at Drexel University College of Medicine and is currently a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine where he is the director of the Point of Care Ultrasound Fellowship in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Costantino has had the privilege of receiving several awards for excellence in teaching as well as serving in different leadership positions in different national medical organizations and peer reviewed journals. He has published numerous scholarly articles relating to the field of emergency point of care ultrasound. He would like to extend a special thanks to Katie for her video and photo editing assistance.

Jacob W. Ufberg, MD, received his BA in the Biological Basis of Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating magna cum laude. He received his MD from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. He completed his emergency medicine residency at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and then returned to Temple to join the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Ufberg is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Temple and has been the Director of the Temple University Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program for more than 15 years. Dr. Ufberg also serves as the Associate Dean for Admissions at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Dr. Ufberg has published extensively in the emergency medicine literature and has lectured broadly on numerous emergency medicine topics. He has held national leadership positions related to emergency medicine education and is a past recipient of the Program Director of the Year Award from the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association.