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> November 2008 Issue of JAAPA
November 2008 Issue of JAAPA
Editorial
Pale sunlight through a dusty lens: Physician assistant research
Why so few scholars of the PA profession? What has the PA profession achieved, and where is the evidence demonstrating that PAs are what they ...
From the AAPA
From the AAPA - November 2008
AAPA objects to proposed HHS "conscience" rule; AARP coalition seeks health care affordability; DEA drafts e-prescribing rule for controlled substances
Clinical Watch
Influenza 2008-2009: Update your vaccination protocol
Any physician assistant involved in patient care should be familiar with the latest information about influenza. Two important features of this disease are its epidemic ...
CME
Multiple myeloma: Vague symptoms can challenge diagnostic skills
PAs should include this disease in the differential diagnosis for patients who present with nonspecific symptoms such as bone pain, fatigue, and recurrent infections.
Scoliosis: A straightforward approach to diagnosis and management
Scoliosis should be no more intimidating to manage than acute otitis media. This article reviews how to treat patients with the condition before and after ...
CME Posttests
CME Posttest: Multiple myeloma; Scoliosis
November 2008
The Surgical Patient
Hidradenitis suppurativa: A disease of apocrine gland physiology
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a disease affecting the apocrine sweat glands that often results in chronically draining sinus tracks and wounds. Physician assistants should possess the ...
Review Articles
Examining the most popular weight loss diets: How effective are they?
Patients may swear by a particular diet, but the medical evidence gathered so far indicates that for most, keeping lost weight off for at least ...
Quick Recertification Series
QRS: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder; Psoriasis
Sounding Board
The title search: Not just for real estate
After more than 3 decades as a proud member of the PA profession, and as one who has focused on patient care exclusively during that ...
POEMs
Hematopoietic agents and methylphenidate are helpful in cancer-related fatigue
Clinical question: What treatments are helpful in improving fatigue associated with cancer and its treatment?
Common smoking cessation methods are all effective
Clinical question: What is the most effective pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation?
Probiotics decrease antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children
Clinical question: Can concurrent treatment with a probiotic decrease diarrhea associated with antibiotic use in children?
ACEI, ARB are equally effective alone, but combined can worsen renal outcomes
Clinical question: Does the combination of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) and an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) improve outcomes in patients at high risk for ...
Tibolone prevents osteoporotic fracture, but increases stroke risk
Clinical question: What are the benefits and harms of tibolone in women with osteoporosis?
ACC/AHA updates guideline for patients who require prophylaxis for endocarditis
Clinical question: Who should receive prophylaxis against infective endocarditis?
When the Patient Asks
How can I quit smoking?
Cigarette smoking is extremely common: in the United States, about 18% of women and 24% of men smoke cigarettes. Smoking increases the risk for various ...
Diagnostic Imaging Review
A common cause of knee pain in athletic children
A 13-year-old female presented with a 4-day history of left knee pain. The pain had come on suddenly. The patient stated that after she walked ...
Case of the Month
Falling unconscious at home
The patient is a spry, 79-year-old retired dentist who presented to the emergency department (ED) via emergency medical services (EMS) with an unwitnessed episode of ...
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