Reviews and Notes: Medicine: Procedures for Primary Care Physicians

Procedures for Primary Care Physicians

JL Pfenninger and GC Fowler; eds. 1170 pages. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book; 1994. $59.95. ISBN 0-8016-6384-9. Order phone 314-872-8370.

Primary care physicians and specialists, especially surgeons, are among the numerous chapter authors. Eleven sections organized by system: dermatology, which includes biopsies and tick removal; anesthesia; eye, ear, nose, and throat; cardiovascular and respiratory; the two genitourinary and reproductive systems; obstetrics; pediatrics; gastroenterology; orthopedics; and 1 miscellaneous section that includes anaphylaxis, the Heimlich maneuver, and allergy testing. Illustrated with extremely clear line drawings. Text includes equipment needed, patient information to be presented before and after the procedure, and billing codes. Should be useful to many primary care physicians, especially those who wish to familiarize themselves with procedures they have not been trained to do.