Despite the common perception that medicine is becoming specialty driven, there are many reasons for primary care providers to offer women’s health procedures in an office setting. Women feel more comfortable having procedures done by prov- ers whom they already know and trust. Continuity of care is still valued by patients, who trust their primary care providers to work with them as collaborators in the decision-making process. Women have found that their options for care have become limited, not by their own decision, but by the lack of training of their p- vider. In rural areas, the barriers of time, expense, and travel often prevent many women from obtaining necessary care; yet many of the procedures that these women are requesting are relatively easy to learn. Positive experiences are shared by women who then refer friends and family by word of mouth. This book has been designed to assist not only the clinician performing the pro- dures covered, but also the office staff with setting up the equipment tray prior to p- forming the procedure and with preparing office documents and coding information needed to complete the procedure. Most procedures covered can be done with a mi- mum investment in equipment and require minimal training.

This book provides primary care physicians and their medical teams with the detailed information they need to offer a full range of women’s health procedures to their patients. Many primary care providers offer women’s health procedures in an office setting for a variety of reasons, from the value placed on continuity of care to the lack of access to specialty care that patients may experience in rural areas. Each chapter in this book is written by a primary care physician and outlines one women’s health procedure and its background information, indications, contraindications, complications, equipment, procedure steps, an office note, patient instructions and a patient handout. Tricks, helpful hints, key points, discussion questions, algorithms, and a wealth of illustrations are included through the book. This second edition is fully updated with the latest procedures and guidelines, ICD 10 coding information, and three new chapters on population health, contraceptive choice, and insertable contraceptive removal. Primary Care Procedures in Women’s Health, Second Edition, is an ideal reference for all providers—including family physicians, general internists, residents, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physicians assistants—to be competent and comfortable performing a spectrum of office-based, women’s health procedures.

This book provides primary care clinicians, researchers, and educators with a guide that helps facilitate comprehensive, evidenced-based healthcare of women and gender diverse populations. Many primary care training programs in the United States lack formalized training in women’s health, or if they do, the allotted time for teaching is sparse. This book addresses this learning gap with a solid framework for any program or individual interested in learning about or teaching women’s health. It can serve as a quick in-the-clinic reference between patients, or be used to steer curricular efforts in medical training programs, particularly tailored to internal medicine, family medicine, gynecology, nursing, and advanced practice provider programs. Organized to cover essential topics in women’s health and gender based care, this text is divided into eight sections: Foundations of Women's Health and Gender Based Medicine, Gynecologic Health and Disease, Breast Health and Disease, Common Medical Conditions, Chronic Pain Disorders, Mental Health and Trauma, Care of Selected Populations (care of female veterans and gender diverse patients), and Obstetric Medicine. Using the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) and American Board of Internal Medicine blueprints for examination development, authors provide evidence-based reviews with several challenge questions and annotated answers at the end of each chapter. The epidemiology, pathophysiology, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of all disease processes are detailed in each chapter. Learning objectives, summary points, certain exam techniques, clinical pearls, diagrams, and images are added to enhance reader’s engagement and understanding of the material. Written by experts in the field, Sex and Gender-Based Women's Health is designed to guide all providers, regardless of training discipline or seniority, through comprehensive outpatient women’s health and gender diverse care.

Women's Health: A Primary Care Clinical Guide is an essential resource for nurse practitioners and other health care providers. Covering a wide variety of women's issues and needs - including physical and psychosocial factors, common medical problems, and health care issues of the disabled woman - this easy to use handbook also focuses on important reproductive issues. Features general adult health problems - physical and psychosocial; up-to-date overview discussing health care reform; obstetric and gynecologic care in one volume; and a unique chapter on women with disabilities.

Featuring over 1,300 full-color illustrations, this atlas is a comprehensive, hands-on guide to more than 100 medical procedures most commonly performed in an office setting. The book presents step-by-step instructions and illustrations for each procedure and discusses strategies for avoiding common pitfalls. Each chapter includes ordering information for necessary equipment or supplies, CPT codes, ICD-9 codes, global periods, and average U.S. fees for each procedure. Some chapters also refer the practitioner to patient education handouts that will appear online. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text, over 100 patient education handouts, and videos of ten common procedures.

Text provides comprehensive coverage of women's health information. Reflects the latest research and discusses pregnancy, hormone replacement therapy, and frequently encountered medical problems.

Confidently perform the most common office procedures with Procedures for the Primary Care Provider, 3rd Edition. This practical, spiral-bound reference provides step-by-step illustrated guidelines for basic and advanced office procedures commonly performed by Nurse Practitioners and Physician's Assistants. Each procedure follows a consistent format including a brief description of the procedure, a review of relevant anatomy and physiology, indications and contraindications, precautions, assessment, patient preparation, treatment alternatives, a list of equipment needed, and a step-by-step illustrated procedure. This third edition features nine new procedures, new illustrations, a more user-friendly full-color design, and much more. Need-to-know coverage of the most common office procedures performed by NPs, PAs, and other primary care providers makes this book an excellent guide for clinicians who may not perform these procedures regularly. Consistent procedure format includes a brief description of the procedure, a review of relevant anatomy and physiology, indications and contraindications, precautions, assessment, patient preparation, treatment alternatives, a list of equipment needed, and a step-by-step illustrated procedure. Detailed illustrations (nearly 400 drawings and photographs) clearly demonstrate the steps of each procedure. Step-by-step numbered guidelines for each procedure allow for quick reference. An introductory chapter covers legal, educational, and reimbursement factors related to performing common office procedures. Appendixes, including the Sample Checklist for Certification and the Sample Consent Form for Procedure, provide you with commonly used forms in an easy to access location. UPDATED! Nine new procedures reflect the changing spectrum of primary care procedures, customer requests, and changes in NP and PA practice (*asterisk indicates advanced procedures requiring special education and/or certification): Jewelry removal Fluoride varnish application Frenulectomy Trigger point injection Dislocation reduction: finger (DIP and PIP joints) Bladder scanning with ultrasound Endometrial biopsy* Male circumcision (Gomco technique)* Manual detorsion of the testes* NEW! Red Flag alerts indicate when a procedure should be referred to a specialist. NEW and UPDATED! Additional and updated CPT billing codes, which are used frequently by NPs and PAs, reflect the most recent information. NEW! Brand new full-color, enhanced design, featuring procedure illustrations that fall within the boxed procedure steps, saves space and enhances learning. Convenient spiral binding lets you practice each procedure while keeping the book open for reference without contaminating your hands. NEW! Coverage of infection precautions, particularly in illustrations, stresses the importance and procedures of infection precaution. NEW! New illustrations are rendered in full color to improve your learning. Equipment photos have been replaced to show newer equipment, and selected photos have been replaced with higher-quality images. NEW! Updated procedure content throughout ensures currency and consistency with today's NP and PA scopes of practice and best practice guidelines. NEW! Handy new quick-reference tools, including an alphabetical list of procedures (with page numbers) inside the front cover and on the facing page and valuable reference information inside the back cover, improve navigation.