Amy M. Klingler, MS, PA-C

After several conversations with my colleagues on the editorial board, I have started to reconsider my aversion to Twitter. Allegedly, there is a significant amount of succinct, useful information that may benefit me as a PA.

A recent article explored why alternative care (a vague term including, but not limited to, acupuncture, homeopathy, hypnosis, and meditation) is not always supported by randomized controlled trial data but nevertheless seems to be a cost-effective solution for improving health.

This entry explores the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal varices and dyshidrosis, presented in a quick review format and accompanied by sample questions.

I have always wondered why patients who refuse to take a relatively benign medication will completely ignore the adverse effects of the cigarette they put in their mouth 20 times a day. That may be about to change.

"Whoa, did that guy really have just one leg?" The question may sound crude and insensitive, but you have to understand that the gentleman in question—wearing a bright green jacket and, yes, with an above-the-knee amputation of his right leg—had just whizzed past me on one ski as I tried to catch my breath on the side of a Colorado ski slope.

Every once in a while I read something that makes me look at myself, my family and my patients differently because it demonstrates something critical about human nature, disease and/or diagnosis.

When I first decided to go to PA school, I worried about being taken seriously as a clinician. I was concerned that my physician and nursing colleagues might think, "Oh, she is just a PA" when I made diagnostic and treatment decisions. I feared my patients would ask, "When do I get to see a real doctor?"

This article reviews the general features, clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhea.

I spend a lot of time these days listening to children's music in the car. Despite the wide variety of music in our queue, my 3-year-old son's favorite musician is Laurie Berkner. He requests her CDs by name and bops along to the beat even while restrained by a five-point harness.

The general features, diagnostic criteria, and treatment modalities for acute pancreatitis and croup are reviewed.