RE: Clinical relevance of bony landmarks [HAPP-L]

[Jason Taylor <jjtaylor@xxxxxxxxx>]

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I also come from a non-clinical background and have found the following book to be extremely useful:  A Concise Color Guide to Clinical Surface Anatomy by Neil R. Borley (Jones and Bartlett).  In addition to the very clear landmarking diagrams, it includes photographs of the landmarks being used in various medical procedures. For example, the book illustrates landmarking in the wrist and includes a color photograph of a radial artery cannulation.  In my mind that answers those "so what" questions.

 

Jason Taylor

Instructor , Department of Nursing
Red River College
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From: John Anderson [mailto:JANDERSO@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 12:13 PM
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Subject: Clinical [HAPP-L] relevance of bony landmarks [HAPP-L]

I hope someone on the list can help with a project I have taken on.  I am trying to put together a mini-lecture on the clinical relevance/use of the various bony landmarks I am making my students learn.  Most of my students are in nursing so I would be most interested in the use of landmarks for nursing related practices.  I don't have any problems finding the landmarks and telling the students how to find them, but since I am not a clinician I am having difficulty answering the "so what" questions.  Depending on the responses I get and the other sources I drag up, if anyone is interested I can share the information I gather.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

John

 

Dr. John W. Anderson
Instructor, Chemistry and Life Sciences
Mid-State Technical College
500 32nd St. N.
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
(715) 422-5428