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Stress management: Helping patients to find effective coping strategies

Stress management: Helping patients to find effective coping strategies

The impact of stress on physical and mental health illustrates the need for a variety of effective coping techniques.
Hip resurfacing: A fresh look at an alternative to total joint arthroplasty

Hip resurfacing: A fresh look at an alternative to total joint arthroplasty

Improved devices make the procedure a viable option for a select group of patients with hip arthritis.
BRCA gene testing in a woman with a family history of cancer

BRCA gene testing in a woman with a family history of cancer

The case of a woman at risk of breast cancer illustrates the importance of taking action; how a recent law protects all patients.
Rapid sequence intubation: Stay up to date on this important procedure

Rapid sequence intubation: Stay up to date on this important procedure

The ability to perform intubation is increasingly required by emergency room physicians, internists, PAs, and paramedics.
Rapidly growing abdominal tumor in a toddler

Rapidly growing abdominal tumor in a toddler

Worsening abdominal distention, intermittent vomiting, a palpable mass, and decreased activity signaled a life-threatening malignancy.

Online Departments

The P wave: Indicator of atrial enlargement

James F. Ginter, MPAS, PA-C, Patrick Loftis, PA-C, MPAS, RN August 12, 2010

This new online-only department is intended to serve as a tool to aid the novice in ECG interpretation and as a place to challenge the more experienced PA.
 

Clinical Departments

Wheezing that is not asthma in a 4-year-old child

Tracey Reeve, MS, PA-C August 27, 2010

The mass seen on the chest film provided the first key to this relatively rare diagnosis.
 

Left flank pain following cardiac catheterization

R. Steve Andrews, RRT; Andres C. Marte-Grau, MD; Rathnakar Sherigar, MD; Jennifer Pitts Hanopole; Urvi R. Shah, MD August 24, 2010

This patient's condition highlights the importance of paying close attention to history and not ruling out a rare complication of a procedure.
 

New Commentary

Disclosure of medical errors: The right thing to do

From QCC, the Quality Care Committee of the AAPA August 18, 2010

Honest disclosure of medical errors that harm patients is every physician assistant's professional responsibility.
 

Is banning direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) consistent with bioethical principles?

Kevin Michael O'Hara, MMSc, PA-C August 11, 2010

The impact of DTCA on patients' expectations and PAs' responsibility to provide bioethical treatment are reviewed.
 

Ducks in the road, zebras in the house

Alexandra Godfrey, PA-C August 30, 2010

Last spring, my son cried as I drove him to school. His tears stemmed from loss rather than from flutters of classroom anxiety. My son had missed out on seeing something special. In this instance, the special was a small male duck that had emerged from the undergrowth and wandered into the middle of the road, causing me to stop the car.
 

When the health is gone

Reamer Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C August 23, 2010

I was sharing a few thoughts with a group of my students last week, just before they walked across the stage to accept their diplomas and enter the world of medicine. I remember the fear, excitement and energy that I felt at that moment, and it is always a thrill to see a future generation of PAs take their place in our profession.
 

Online Columns

Eliminating health disparities: What works?—August 2010

New articles and resources related to the causes and effects of health care inequities and disparities. Items include a compelling look at how community-based organizations can play effective roles in decreasing racial inequities in care, as well as big-picture strategies to decrease ethnic health disparities.
 

Ask a Librarian!—August 2010

A guest columnist discusses three key ways medical librarians can help improve hospital operations and cost effectiveness: addressing information needs of providers, making safety improvements, and improving health information literacy.
 

Inside the AAPA Policy Manual—August 2010

The author writes policy, and it passes! Examining the journey of a policy statement from proposed policy to final product, and the evolution of the policy during each stage of the process.
 

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