Primary Care Procedures in Women's Health

There are many reasons for primary care providers to offer women’s health procedures in an office setting, from the value patients place on continuity of care to the lack of access to specialty care that patients may experience in rural areas. Primary Care Procedures in Women’s Health has been desig...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Heath, Cathryn B. (Editor), Sulik, Sandra M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Case for Procedures in Primary Care
  • Coding, Billing, and Reimbursement for Procedures
  • Legal Aspects of Office-Based Women’s Health Procedures
  • Empathic Pelvic Examination
  • Difficult Exams: Cystocele, Rectocele, Stenotic Cervix/Cervical Dilatation, Nonsexually Active Women, Elderly Women
  • Sexual Assault Victim Examination
  • Pap Smear
  • Vaginal Discharge
  • Cervical Polyp Removal
  • Diaphragm and Cervical Cap
  • Copper Intrauterine Device
  • Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System Insertion
  • Intrauterine Device Removal
  • Natural Family Planning
  • Implanon®: Insertion and Removal
  • Pessary
  • Bartholin Gland Cysts and Abscesses
  • Endometrial Biopsy
  • Breast Cyst Aspiration
  • Vulvar Skin Biopsy
  • Treatment of Genital Warts
  • Colposcopy
  • Cervical Cryotherapy
  • LEEP: Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure
  • Hysterosalpingography/Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)
  • Medication Abortion Using Mifepristone and Misoprostol
  • Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) Abortion
  • Botulinum Toxin A Injections for Reduction of Facial Rhytids
  • The Use of Cosmetic Lasers in Clinical Practice
  • Glycolic Peels