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> October 2008 Issue of JAAPA
October 2008 Issue of JAAPA
Editorial
Do dogs like bones? A time for physician assistant action
Health care futurist Joe Flower posed this question about our canine friends' affinity for bones at the AAPA's Leadership Summit this past summer. As nearly ...
From the AAPA
From the AAPA: PAs for a Healthy America: Vote 2008
AAPA launched an advocacy initiative—PAs for a Healthy America: Vote 2008—at the 2008 annual conference in San Antonio and continues to stress the importance of ...
Dermatology Digest
A common lesion causes a great deal of worry
A 44-year-old woman presented to the dermatology clinic with a lesion on her leg. She did not know exactly how long it had been there. ...
A Day in the Life
A day in the life: Renee Wittenmyer, PA-C
The Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center (IHTC) was started 10 years ago by two hematologists who dreamed of a comprehensive clinic that could meet the ...
CME
Hereditary hemochromatosis: Iron overload as an indicator of disease
Iron accumulation occurs silently, with manifestations ranging from mild symptoms to severe disease. HH is typically discovered after routine laboratory tests in asymptomatic patients.
How to evaluate balance disorders in patients in the primary care setting
Balance and gait problems may contribute to significant morbidity. A thorough evaluation increases the likelihood of an accurate diagnosis, proper treatment, and reduced risk of ...
CME Posttests
CME Posttest: Hereditary hemochromatosis; Balance problems
October 2008
Case Report
An unusual cause of low back and hip pain in a 20-year-old female
Case Report - This patients symptoms turned out to be from an uncommon conditionbut one that should always be considered in the evaluation of abdominal ...
Research Corner
Global physician shortages and the PA profession
Health care policy experts generally agree that the United States will face a medical provider shortage in the near future. In recent years, however, other ...
Review Articles
Human papillomavirus infection and the HPV vaccine: What are the facts?
Review Article - If administered before sexual activity has begun, the HPV vaccine can prevent an estimated 7 of 10 cases of cervical cancer. Why, ...
What's New
Statin therapy works for patients who have type 2 diabetes
What's New in ... Diabetes management
Sounding Board
PAs, health literacy, and medication safety
As frontline health care providers, PAs know better than most how important it is for patients to understand and act on health information. But a ...
PA Quandaries
The physician assistant's professional obligations and the values of faith
Guadalupe Benitez had been with her same-sex partner for many years. They wanted to start a family, but Ms. Benitez had fertility problems due to ...
Diagnostic Imaging Review
An unusual cause of low back pain in an adolescent
A 14-year-old male presented to our institution with back pain that had persisted for the past month. He denied trauma, recent strenuous activity, night pain, ...
Humane Medicine
The practice of medicine: Moving beyond the science
Nearly 3 decades ago, when I first stepped out into the field of clinical practice, the science of medicine was top priority.Like most PA students ...
Case of the Month
A 28-year-old male with a history of mild psoriasis
A 28-year-old male with a history of mild psoriasis (fewer than two flares a year) and tobacco abuse (1 pack of cigarettes per day for ...
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