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Current options in the management of opioid dependence: A review

, Kenneth W. Faistl, MD, FAAFP; Joseph L. Monaco, PA-C, MSJ May 16, 2011

All PAs may encounter opioid-addicted patients and should understand the essentials of drug abuse to expand their role in providing care.
 

Dengue fever: Potentially fatal, and now emerging in the United States

March 28, 2011

Long thought to be endemic only in other parts of the world, dengue is the focus of an 
investigation in Key West, Florida, site of a recent outbreak.
 

SLAP lesions: How to recognize and treat this debilitating shoulder injury

March 14, 2011

Many orthopedic clinicians have sharpened their focus on this condition, concentrating on how to best recognize this injury to the glenoid labrum in athletes and nonathletes alike.
 

Deep brain stimulation: A review of the procedure and the complications

, February 14, 2011

DBS is no longer experimental, and this treatment is becoming more common. PAs should be prepared to care for these implant patients.
 

Educating patients about the value 
of umbilical cord blood donation

, Brenda McGadney-Douglas, MSW, PhD; James Hampton, PhD October 22, 2010

PAs can help to expand knowledge of UCB banking, donation, and uses, thus increasing the opportunities for UCB to assist patients.
 

Buprenorphine: A more accessible treatment for opioid dependence

September 10, 2010

Buprenorphine-naloxone holds the key to opening primary care clinics to a greater number of patients suffering from opioid addiction.
 

Rapid sequence intubation: Stay up to date on this important procedure

August 13, 2010

The ability to perform intubation is increasingly required by emergency room physicians, internists, PAs, and paramedics.
 

Does the right to bear children guarantee access to treatment for infertility?

June 21, 2010

The law protects the right of all patients to procreate, but clinicians should consider the welfare of the child born as a result.
 

Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema

February 22, 2010

RS3PE must be distinguished from other forms of arthritis and PMR to avoid exposing the patient to inappropriate therapy.
 

Have the latest CPR guidelines improved cardiac arrest outcomes?

David J. Klocko, MPAS, PA-C November 16, 2009

Do CPR and ACLS protocols make a difference for cardiac arrest victims? Outcome data are finally available to answer this question.
 
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