CME Articles

How to approach the physical examination of a shoulder injury

Rob Powers, MEd, PA-C, ATC
 March 02, 2010

Key factors from the history help with establishing a differential diagnosis and selecting proper tests for assessing a shoulder injury.
 

Use of mild therapeutic hypothermia to treat cardiac arrest

Bau P. Tran, PA-C, PharmD, MMS; Courtney V. McGuire, PA-C; Marie A. Maloney, MS, PA-C? March 01, 2010

Induced hypothermia, used to prevent brain ischemia during cardiac surgery, can also effectively treat out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
 

Indications and strategy for surgical repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms

Debra Kleinschmidt, PhD, PA; Konstadinos Plestis, MD; Panagiotis Housits, MD February 02, 2010

Rupture of an aortic aneurysm is most often fatal, but a systematic approach to surgical repair can achieve a good outcome.
 

Tobacco dependence: How should a busy clinician intervene?

Jean Covino, DHSc, MPA, PA-C February 01, 2010

A combination of brief counseling and appropriate pharmacotherapy produces the most promising outcomes for patients willing to quit.
 

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