VCU Internal Medicine Training Program
Procedure Guides

Help with required procedures

• The ACP's Physicians' Information and Education Resource (PIER)
  Requires ACP membership for access
• JAMA
  • How Do I Perform a Paracentesis and Analyze the Results? JAMA 2008;299(10):1166-78.
  • How Do I Perform a Lumbar Puncture and Analyze the Results to Diagnose Bacterial Meningitis? JAMA 2006;296:2012-22.
• New England Journal of Medicine Videos in Clinical Medicine
  • Abdominal Paracentesis
  • Placement of an Arterial Line
  • Arthrocentesis of the Knee
  • Central Venous Catheterization — Internal Jugular
  • Central Venous Catheterization — Subclavian Vein
  • Chest-Tube Insertion
  • Lumbar Puncture
  • Nasogastric Intubation
  • Pelvic Examination
  • Thoracentesis
• Tubes, Lines and Vents in the ICU
  • Presentations
    • Endotracheal Intubation (pdf)
    • Mechanical Ventilation (pdf)
    • Central Venous Catheterization (pdf)
    • Arterial Catheterization and Swan Ganz Catheterization (pdf)
  • Video (Requires Windows Media Player to view)
    • Barrier Precautions (wmv)
    • Chlorhexidine Prep (wmv)
    • Subclavian Vein Landmarks (wmv)
    • IJ Vein Landmarks (wmv)
    • Ultrasound of IJ Vein (wmv)
    • Local Anesthetic (wmv)
    • Vein Cannulation (wmv)
    • Outtake (wmv)
    • Guidewire Insertion (wmv)
    • Vein Dilator Catheter Insertion (wmv)
• VCU Internal Medicine Procedures Documentation and Tracking System (Policy)