November 2007 20 11 Issue of JAAPA

November 2007 20 11 Issue of JAAPA

Editorial

A 20-year perspective on PAs and publishing

If the quality and content of PA-related publications serve as proxy measures of our success as a profession, how have we fared over the 20- ...
 

From the AAPA

From the AAPA- November 2007

Three PA programs receive provisional accreditation; 2008 PAragon and Stead Awards — now accepting applications; Adventures in Lobbying 2008
 

Dermatology Digest

Simply a pimple or is it worse?

An 8-year-old girl was brought to the clinic by her mother for evaluation of a lesion that had been on her face for more than ...
 

Clinical Watch

Mammography: Screening in women 40 to 49 years old

The optimal age to begin breast cancer screening with mammography is controversial. Over the past 20 years, federal agencies and professional organizations have released a ...
 

CME

Herpes zoster in 2007: Treatment and prevention

Early, aggressive treatment of shingles and appropriate use of the shingles vaccine areessential to the effective management of this painful condition.
 

Fournier's gangrene: Be alert for this medical emergency

Intense pain and tenderness in the genitalia are hallmarks of this infection. Early diagnosis, prompt antibiotic administration, and surgical debridement are essential.
 

CME Posttests

Case Reports

Hemangioblastoma without von Hippel-Lindau disease

Tumors account for only 1% of cases in which the patient presents with dizziness. This patient turned out to be a member of that rare ...
 

The Surgical Patient

Pentalogy of Cantrell: A rare congenital abnormality

During fetal life, the patient in this case was found to have a two-vessel cord and evidence of a congenital cardiac defect during routine fetal ...
 

Review Articles

Improving care of the dying: What do the experts say?

This article reviews nine key points that experts at an NIH conference said characterize the challenges associated with improving end-of-life care.
 

Common skin pathology in LE prosthesis users

The nature of state-of-the-art skin-prosthesis interface puts amputees who use prostheses at increased risk for these common dermatologic conditions.
 

POEMs

Patient-oriented evidence that matters - November 2007

PAs can effectively serve as leader of an RRT; Warfarin is better than aspirin in preventing strokes in older patients; Apolipoprotein levels are useful for ...
 

When the Patient Asks

What can I do about insomnia?

Insomnia is defined as difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep or not feeling rested after sleep. Up to 30% of the general population reports experiencing sleep ...
 

Then and Now

Cardiac surgery: 1987 and 2007

To commemorate JAAPA's 20th anniversary year, we are publishing a series of clinicalcases that will highlight and contrast the changes that have occurred in the ...
 

Diagnostic Imaging Review

Shortness of breath in a 27-year-old man

A 27-year-old man presented to the emergency department with complaints of shortness of breath that had worsened over several weeks and a dry cough that ...
 

Case of the Month

A troubling radiograph follows a history of respiratory infection and long-term cough

A 56-year-old white male was referred to our clinic for further evaluation of right-sided lymphadenopathy and a suspicious finding on a chest radiograph. Previously the ...
 

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