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> December 2007 Issue of JAAPA
December 2007 20 12 Issue of JAAPA
Editorial
Achieving mastery through the competencies
In 2005, the governing bodies of AAPA, ARC-PA, NCCPA, and PAEA jointly endorsed the "Competencies for the Physician Assistant Profession." The organizations collaborated to define ...
From the AAPA
From the AAPA - December 2007
AAPA successfully defends PA right to own a corporation; High rate of census response yields better data on profession; New tool for educating patients about ...
Dermatology Digest
A potent mix noses in on this patient
Some individuals are at higher sun exposure risk than others. In these high-risk people, overexposure to UV light produces predictable changes in the skin, several ...
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life: William C. Bisbee, PA-C
My life as a research technologist changed forever after I attended an informational talk on the physician assistant profession one day in the fall of ...
CME
Understanding and treating disorders of the clotting system
PAs must have a working knowledge of the intricate and complex clotting cascade in orderto successfully diagnose and treat common bleeding disorders.
How to differentiate peritoneal cancer from other diseases
Nonspecific abdominal and GI complaints often lead to misdiagnosis—or to a missed diagnosis. Be especially alert for symptoms that are new, severe, or more frequent.
CME Posttests
CME Posttest: Disorders of the clotting system; Primary peritoneal cancer
December 2007
Case Reports
An uncommon isolated fracture of the capitate bone
Initial radiographs may miss a capitate fracture entirely, increasing the risk that the patient will develop avascular necrosis, arthritis, or non-union.
The Surgical Patient
Use of a T-tube stent to treat a patient with tracheal stenosis
When tracheal stenosis is unresectable, a T-tube stent may be indicated. These stents are chosen as definitive treatment at only a few institutions around the ...
Review Articles
Acute appendicitis: Pregnancy complicates this diagnosis
In pregnant women, the clinical signs and test results that typically are used to diagnose appendicitis become unreliable. What do you rely on instead?
POEMs
Patient-oriented evidence that matters - December 2007
Little information is available on racial response differences between antihypertensives; Trial compares yields of CRC screening methods; Intensive lipid lowering reduces mortality following acute coronary ...
Then and Now
Gastroenterology: 1987 and 2007
To commemorate JAAPA's 20th anniversary year, we have published a series of artices that highlight the changes that have occurred in the practice of medicine ...
PA Quandaries
Confidentiality, trust, and sexually transmitted infections
You test a patient for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at her request. She tests positive for Chlamydia trachomatis infection. You give her medication for the ...
Diagnostic Imaging Review
Mechanical thrombolysis for deep vein thrombosis
A 58-year-old Hispanic female presented to the emergency department (ED) with left lower extremity pain and edema that had been present for the previous 4 ...
Specialty Update
Specialty Update: December 2007
PAs in nephrology; American Academy of Nephrology PAs (AANPA); PAs in surgery; American Association of Surgical PAs (AASPA)
Case of the Month
An 8-day history of severe dysphagia
The patient, a 66-year-old female, presented to the emergency department with an 8-day history of severe dysphagia. She reported that the dysphagia was intermittent but ...
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