1st Edition

Clinical Procedures for Medical Technology Specialists

By Laurence J. Street Copyright 2011
    344 Pages 239 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    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