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NPI’s selection of medical books serve as an excellent reference to utilize in medical practice, for sharpening skills or offering new procedures in your primary care practice. All National Procedures Institute’s books are written by well-respected medical physicians and make excellent reference books for your office and use with your patients. Many of our books come with DVDs, offer PDF or online access for your convenience. If you’re interested in enrolling in an accredited CME program, NPI offers multiple courses with hands-on procedural training through private programs and nationwide conferences.
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A Practical Guide to Joint & Soft Tissue Injection & Aspiration, 2nd edition
A Practical Guide to Joint & Soft Tissue Injection & Aspiration, 2nd edition
Our Price: $108.99

Expanded and updated for its Second Edition, this practical illustrated guide explains the rationale and step-by-step procedures for joint and soft tissue injections and aspirations. The book will enable primary care physicians to master these effective techniques for treating a variety of common skin and musculoskeletal conditions. Full-color illustrations help practitioners identify anatomic landmarks and demonstrate how to perform each technique. This edition covers many alternative techniques and several new procedures, including ultrasound-guided injections, eyelid injections for cysts, nerve blocks for headaches, procedures for the hip, scapula joint injections, and temporomandibular joint procedures.
Published: Nov 5, 2009
Author: James W McNabb MD
Private Practice—Family Medicine, Full Circle Family Medicine of Piedmont HealthCare, Mooresville, NC
Clinical Sonography A Practical Guide
Clinical Sonography A Practical Guide
Our Price: $99.99

Considered by many to be the most relied-upon, practical text of its kind, Clinical Sonography: A Practical Guide is appreciated for its clear, concise writing, consistent format, and problem-based organization. This text cuts through complicated material to deliver the clearest and most comprehensive guide to sonography, leading students from the basics of imaging and positioning to more advanced clinical tips on instrumentation and report making.
The Fourth Edition includes over 800 new black-and-white images and 48 full-color images. New chapters cover ankle problems, malpractice, laboratory accreditation, and ergonomics. Chapters on artifacts, interventional techniques, and shoulder sonography have been extensively revised.
Published: Oct 3, 2006
Authors:
Roger C Sanders
Tom C Winter MD
Professor of Radiology, Director of Ultrasound, University of Wisconsin Medical Center, Madison, WI
Comprehensive Hospital Medicine
Comprehensive Hospital Medicine
Our Price: $136.00

In the exciting and growing field of hospital medicine, you're as concerned with the efficient management of your unit as you are the effective care of your patients. This multimedia Expert Consult title is your ideal new clinical reference on both counts: in print and online! Nationally recognized experts equip you with practical, actionable guidance on all of the challenges you face everyday making it easier for you to provide optimal care for every patient.
Published Sept. 2007.
By Drs. Mark Williams, Scott Flanders, Winthrop Whitcomb, Steven Cohn, Frank Michota, Russell Holman, Richard Gross, Geno Merli FACP.
Dermatologic and Cosmetic Procedures in Office Practice
Dermatologic and Cosmetic Procedures in Office Practice
Our Price: $157.00

Dermatologic and Cosmetic Procedures in Office Practice, by Drs. Richard Usatine, John Pfenninger, Daniel Stulberg, and Rebecca Small, provides you with the clear, step-by-step guidance you need to provide these options to your patients. Full-color photographs and drawings in combination with high-definition narrated videos clearly demonstrate key procedures, including skin biopsies, cryosurgery, electrosurgery, botulinum toxin injections, and more. Access to the full text, and a downloadable image bank online at www.expertconsult.com make this an ideal reference for performing key dermatologic and cosmetic procedures in your practice.
Emergency Medicine Secrets
Emergency Medicine Secrets
Our Price: $49.95

Emergency Medicine Secrets gives you the emergency medicine answers you need to succeed on your rotations and boards. Featuring new chapters and revised content to bring you completely up to date, this dependable review and reference retains its engaging question-and-answer format, ideally suited for board preparation, re-certification exams, or quick clinical reference.
Field Guide to Urgent and Ambulatory Care Procedures
Field Guide to Urgent and Ambulatory Care Procedures
Our Price: $39.99

This handy pocket guide features a "how to" approach to common problems that require immediate attention in an ambulatory care setting. The book emphasizes the ability to handle urgent and emergent care situations quickly and efficiently with a focus on low-tech procedures and skills. Descriptions are concise and provide basic procedures with the necessary skills. More than 200 illustrations supplement the text. Plus, a "Practical Tips" section for easy learning.
Author: David M James MD
Medical Director, Deaconess Family Medicine Center, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
Multimedia Primary Care Procedures: DVD/Online/Pocket Procedures Manual
Multimedia Primary Care Procedures: DVD/Online/Pocket Procedures Manual
Our Price: $136.00

Outpatient procedures are a growing component of primary care practice. Now, there's a multimedia resource to help you perfect your skills and boost your comfort level in performing these procedures! Videos on DVD and online show you exactly what to do, step by step; and a companion pocket manual provides these how-tos in a portable format. You'll also have convenient access to ICD-9/CPT codes, patient instruction sheets, and more! Plus, this critically acclaimed learning tool just gets better month after month, as the authors add more and more procedure videos online. It all adds up to a highly user-friendly and effective way to make sure you are performing every outpatient procedure as safely and successfully as possible.
Published Sept. 2005.
Authors:  Drs. Michael Tuggy, Jorge Garcia, and Gary Newkirk.
Some MAC Operating systems may have problems playing the DVD.
Patient Education and Procedure Forms for Office Procedures
Patient Education and Procedure Forms for Office Procedures
Our Price: $99.95

This book aids in informed consent of each patient.  The 50+ procedures covered in this book are explained in layman's terms that patients can understand, and has numerous patient education handouts, consent forms, protocols, patient encounter sheets, and other forms that are beneficial for everyday clinical use.
Published: 2009
Author: John L. Pfenninger
Pfenninger & Fowler's Procedures for Primary Care 3rd Edition Textbook
Pfenninger & Fowler's Procedures for Primary Care 3rd Edition Textbook
Our Price: $167.00

Pfenninger and Fowler's Procedures for Primary Care, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive ''how-to'' resource offering systematic strategies for nearly every medical procedure that can be performed in an office, hospital, or emergency care facility by primary care clinicians. Designed for everyday practice, the outline format allows speedy reference while the detailed text and clear illustrations guide you through each procedure. The new edition of this best-selling book features an additional 30+ chapters, full-color illustrations and easy online access to the complete contents, illustrations, patient procedure and education forms, CPT and ICD coding information and more!
Published: September 2010
Edited by:
John Pfenninger, MD, FAAFP, Founder, The National Procedures Institute, Austin, TX; Clinical Professor, Department of Family Practice, Michigan State College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI
Grant Fowler, MD, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Family Practice & Community Medicine, University of Texas Houston Health Science Center Medical School, Houston, TX
Pfenninger & Fowler's Procedures for Primary Care 3rd Edition Textbook + Multimedia Primary Care Procedures: DVD/Online/Pocket Procedures Manual
Pfenninger & Fowler's Procedures for Primary Care 3rd Edition Textbook + Multimedia Primary Care Procedures: DVD/Online/Pocket Procedures Manual
Our Price: $241.00

This package (Over $60 in Savings) includes 2 very comprehensive procedures books:

Pfenninger and Fowler's Procedures for Primary Care, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive ''how-to'' resource offering systematic strategies for nearly every medical procedure that can be performed in an office, hospital, or emergency care facility by primary care clinicians. Designed for everyday practice, the outline format allows speedy reference while the detailed text and clear illustrations guide you through each procedure.  The new edition of this best-selling book features an additional 30+ chapters, full-color illustrations and easy online access to the complete contents, illustrations, patient procedure and education forms, CPT and ICD coding information and more!  Published: September 2010  Edited by: John Pfenninger, MD, FAAFP, Founder, The National Procedures Institute, Austin, TX; Clinical Professor, Department of Family Practice, Michigan State College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI
Grant Fowler, MD, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Family Practice & Community Medicine, University of Texas Houston Health Science Center Medical School, Houston, TX

Multimedia Primary Care Procedures: DVD/Online/Pocket Procedures Manual
Outpatient procedures are a growing component of primary care practice. Now, there's a multimedia resource to help you perfect your skills and boost your comfort level in performing these procedures! Videos on DVD and online show you exactly what to do, step by step; and a companion pocket manual provides these how-tos in a portable format. You'll also have convenient access to ICD-9/CPT codes, patient instruction sheets, and more! Plus, this critically acclaimed learning tool just gets better month after month, as the authors add more and more procedure videos online. It all adds up to a highly user-friendly and effective way to make sure you are performing every outpatient procedure as safely and successfully as possible. Published Sept. 2005. By Drs. Michael Tuggy, Jorge Garcia, and Gary Newkirk. Some MAC Operating systems may have problems playing the DVD.
Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology - Botox
Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology - Botox
Our Price: $149.00

3rd Edition Released November 6, 2012:
This title in the Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series presents up-to-the-minute, practical guidance on botulinum toxin injection techniques shaping today's practice. Succinctly written and lavishly illustrated, it focuses on procedural how-to's and offers step-by-step advice on proper techniques, pitfalls, and tricks of the trade so you can refine and hone your skills...and expand your surgical repertoire. You'll find current, to-the-point guidance on the cosmetic use of the toxin edited by pioneers in the field, Drs. Jean and Alastair Carruthers. Implement the newest procedures into your practice immediately and confidently with the outstanding guidance you'll find in this volume.

Published Oct. 2007. By Alastair Carruthers and Dr. Jean Carruthers.
Quality Colonoscopy
Quality Colonoscopy
Our Price: $99.00

Dr. Allen's issue focuses on how gastroenterologists can maximize the value of colonoscopy - where value is defined as quality/cost. Clinical issues are covered, like sedation issues, complications of colonoscopy, and infection risk, but the majority of the articles deal with the discussions that surround quality colonoscopy articles like: Risk Management and Legal Issues for Colonoscopy; Cost effectiveness of Colonoscopy in Prevention of Colon Cancer; Efficacy and Effectiveness of Colonoscopy: How Do We Bridge the Gap?; Current State of Colonoscopy Performance Measures; Use of Databases and Registries to Enhance Quality; and Maximizing the Value of Colonoscopy in Community, to name a few. In preparation of the changing landscape of healthcare, this issue will be an important one for all practicing gastroenterologists.

Published Nov. 2010. By Dr. John Allen.
The Echocardiographer's Pocket Reference 4th Edition
The Echocardiographer's Pocket Reference
Our Price: $79.95

New 4th Edition.

The fourth edition provides the newest American Society of Echocardiography recommendations for valvular stenosis, left ventricular diastolic function, right heart chamber systolic and diastolic evaluation and quantification, prosthetic heart valves, transcatheter interventions, three-dimensional echocardiography, contrast echocardiography and cardiac mechanics. The how-to section has been updated to reflect the new recommendations. Gail Size and Troy Russo reviewed and have presented the newest information concerning vascular ultrasound.

Updated Vascular Section!
Published: January 2013
Written by Terry Reynolds, BS, RDCS
The NPI Reimbursement Manual for Office Procedures
Our Price: $69.95

Code it right or you’ll lose it! Pays for itself and even course fees within the first month! Compares fees paid by BCBS, Medicare, Medicaid, and average 50th percentile charges for the country for most procedures performed by primary care physicians.
Published: 2011
Author: John L. Pfenninger