Written for primary care providers, this guide offers visual, step-by-step instructions for the most common in-office procedures. It explains what to do and what to avoid, identifies the necessary equipment, lists indications and contraindications, and covers other basic information for procedures like draining abscesses, scalp repair, ingrown nail surgery, no-scalpel vasectomy, colonoscopy, flexible nasolaryngoscopy, and shoulder injection. Appendices list standard equipment, cite recommended suture removal times, detail preparation and disinfenction procedures, provide guidelines for anesthesia, and discuss informed consent. The authors are doctors and professors affiliated with East Carolina University and Louisiana State University. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)