JL Pfenninger and GC Fowler. 1123 pages. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book; 1995. $63.00. ISBN 0-8016-6384-9. Order phone 800-426-4545.
A wide-scope, detailed text that covers minor and not-so-minor surgery, anesthesia, biopsy, endoscopy, other diagnostic methods, and other procedures relevant to dermatologic, otorhinolaryngologic, cardiac, pulmonic, nephrologic, reproductive, obstetric, gastroenterologic, and orthopedic disorders and diseases. In addition to the expected descriptions and diagrams of procedures, the text includes consent forms and instructions for patients. Many practitioners covering the same fields as specialists might conclude that much of what is described is proper territory only for them, but the discussions of indications, contraindications, and risks are thorough.
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