1st Edition
Clinical Procedures for Medical Technology Specialists
As healthcare becomes more complex, the integration of all members of the team becomes even more important. Part of this integration requires that all team members have a grasp of the fundamentals of the medical and surgical treatments they are involved in. Written specifically for paramedical professionals who support doctors and nurses, Clinical Procedures for Medical Technology Specialists presents a clear and concise description of the more common diagnostic and treatment procedures used in current medical care. While a great many texts describe medical and surgical procedures, there are few, if any, aimed at the large, diverse group of professionals who directly support the medical system. Moreover, these sources tend to have more detail than is required for a paramedical professional. Carefully organized in an encyclopedic format that allows easy access to just the right amount of information, this book supplies nonclinical members of the modern integrated healthcare team with a more complete perspective of the clinical experiences of the clients of the system — the patients.
Introduction
The Hospital Team
Surgery and Surgical Teams
Anesthesia
Selected Hospital Medical Units
Clinical Procedures
Index of Procedures
Introduction
Abdominal Wall Defect Repair
Ambulatory ECG Monitoring
Amniocentesis
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesia, Local
Angiography
Angioplasty
Aortic Aneurysm Graft
Appendectomy
Arthroscopy of Knee
Bariatric Surgery
Biopsy, Bone Marrow
Biopsy, Breast
Biopsy, Liver
Biopsy, Lung
Biopsy, Prostate
Bladder Suspension
Blood Pressure Measurement
Blood Transfusion
Breast Augmentation Surgery
Breast Reduction Surgery
Caesarean Section
Cardiac Output Measurement
Carotid Endarterectomy
Cataract Removal
Chemotherapy
Cholecystectomy
Circumcision
Colonoscopy
Colostomy
Cornea Transplant
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Craniotomy
Cystectomy
Cystoscopy
Defibrillation
Dilatation and Curettage
Discectomy
Electrocardiogram
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroencephalogram
Episiotomy
Fetal Monitoring
Gastrectomy
Heart Transplant
Heart Valve Surgery
Hemodialysis
Hemorrhoidectomy
Hip Arthroplasty
Hysterectomy
Hysteroscopy
Ileostomy
In Vitro Fertilization
Incisional Hernia Surgery
Inguinal Hernia Repair
INTACS
Kidney Transplant
Knee Arthroplasty
Labor and Delivery
Laminectomy
Laryngectomy
LASIK
Lithotripsy
Liver Transplant
Mastectomy, Lumpectomy
Mastectomy, Radical
Mastectomy, Simple
Myringotomy
Pacemaker Application
Patent Ductus Arteriosus Repair
Peritoneal Dialysis
Prostate Surgery
Pulse Oximetry
Radiation Therapy
Septoplasty
Shunt for Hydrocephalus
Splenectomy
Stress Test
Thyroidectomy
Tonsillectomy
Total Parenteral Nutrition
Tracheostomy
Tubal Ligation
Uterine Ablation
Vasectomy
Appendix A: High-Technology Equipment
Appendix B: Normal Values and ECG
Appendix C: General Anatomy
Appendix D: Sterilization, Sterile Technique, and Isolation
Appendix E: Bibliography
Appendix F: Internet Resources
Appendix G: Image Credits
Index
Biography
Laurence J. Street
Clinical Procedures for Medical Technology Specialists describes more than 80 diagnostic and therapeutic clinical procedures from a wide variety of medical specializations. … I can recommend the book to all paramedical staff including biomedical equipment technicians and all those involved in medical technology management. The book starts with an introductory chapter that provides information about the administration and departments of a hospital, medical and nonmedical professionals working in a hospital, medical and nonmedical professionals working in a hospital, outside agencies, surgery and surgical teams, and anesthesia machines. … the main part of the book , describes clinical procedures. … The book is a very good encyclopedic resource to learn about various procedures and can be helpful to staff in a hospital. … All procedure descriptions are formatted in a similar manner and supported with the information in the introduction chapter and the appendices. This makes the book a very valuable resource.
—Ahmet Turkmen, PhD, MS, BS, University of Wisconsin, in Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, Nov/Dec 2011