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Table 4 Number of respondents performing procedural skills at least once per month.

From: Are Canadian General Internal Medicine training program graduates well prepared for their future careers?

 

Percentage of Respondents

Performing Procedure

At Least Once Per Month

Ambulatory ECG Interpretation

88 %

Paracentesis

84 %

Lumbar Puncture

81 %

ACLS/CPR

79 %

Cardioversion

70 %

Mechanical Ventilation

68 %

Articular Drainage

65 %

Endotracheal Intubation

64 %

Hemodynamic Monitoring

63 %

Exercise Stress Testing

55 %

Transthoracic Pacing

54 %

TPN Initiation

49 %

Temporary Pacemaker Insertion

47 %

Microscopic Examination of Urine

39 %

Chest Tube Insertion

38 %

Steroid Injections (non-articular)

36 %

Peripheral Smears Interpretation

32 %

Capillary Blood Glucose

27 %

Bone Marrow Interpretation

25 %

Tracheostomy Tube Change

23 %

Foley Catheter Insertion

22 %

Bronchoscopy

14 %

Esophagogastroscopy

13 %

Thyroid Fine Needle Biopsy

13 %

Hemodialysis

12 %

Sigmoidoscopy

11 %

Sputum gram stain

11 %

Echocardiography

10 %

Peritoneal dialysis

10 %

Colonoscopy

9 %

Indirect laryngoscopy

6 %

Liver biopsy

5 %

Allergy Testing

4 %

Pleural Biopsy

3 %

Renal Biopsy

1 %