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Physician Assistant : A Guide to Clinical Practice

ISBN: 9780721676531 | 0721676537
Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div
Pub. Date: 3/1/1999

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SummaryTable of Contents
Here's the 2nd Edition of the popular resource that covers everything from the general history and context of physician assisting to the clinical skills PAs must learn. Provides guidance in history taking, physical exam techniques, and case presentations, and also covers professional issues of stress, health care financing, and more. Contains strong coverage of pharmacology -- including drug selection, patient education, placebos, and prescriptive practice. This edition presents extensive updates in the chapters covering the role of the PA in emergency medicine and obstetrics and gynecology.
section 1 Overview1(46)
1 History of the Profession
1(23)
Ruth Ballweg
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2 Education
24(13)
Jim Hammond
3 Credentialing: Accreditation, Certification, and Licensing
37(10)
Donald M. Pedersen
section 2 Core Competencies47(345)
4 The Political Process
47(18)
Nicole Gara
Ann Davis
5 Public Health Perspectives
65(27)
Jeffrey Hummel
6 Ethical Issues
92(22)
Martin L. Smith
7 Cross-Cultural Perspectives
114(18)
Ronald D. Garcia
Mary Em Wallace
8 Patient Record
132(23)
Beth H. Anderson
Richard R. Rahr
9 Interviewing and Communication Skills
155(15)
Paul Lombardo
Sherry Stolberg
10 Content of the Medical History Taking
170(35)
Henry Stoll
11 Performing and Recording the Physical Examination
205(47)
Henry Stoll
12 Utilizing Diagnostic Studies
252(25)
David B. Buck
Geraldine Buck Anderson
13 Clinical Procedures
277(32)
Edward M. Sullivan
14 Pharmacology: The Use of Medications
309(13)
John R. White, Jr.
15 Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Patient Education
322(8)
William R. Duryea
16 Utilizing Consultants and Community Resources
330(18)
Albert Simon
Ernest L. Stump
17 Utilizing the Medical Literature: Lifelong Learning Skills
348(23)
Robert W. Jarski
18 Dealing With Stress and Burnout
371(9)
Ruth Ballweg
19 Employment: Building Your Career
380(12)
Donald M. Pedersen
section 3 The Health Care System392(105)
20 Financing and Reimbursement
392(11)
Michael Powe
21 Ambulatory Services
403(22)
Roderick S. Hooker
22 Inpatient Systems
425(22)
Kenneth R. Harbert
23 Inner City Health Care
447(10)
F. J. Gino Gianola
Tom Byers
24 Rural Health Care
457(15)
David Jones
Dennis M. Bruneau
25 Alternative Delivery Sites
472(8)
Sarah F. Zarbock
26 Managed Care
480(17)
Ruth Ballweg
Keren H. Wick
section 4 Roles and Settings497(252)
27 Family Practice and Internal Medicine
497(14)
Lynda White
Nelson Herlihy
28 Emergency Medicine
511(51)
David J. Pillow, Jr.
Edward M. Sullivan
29 Pediatrics
562(19)
Patricia A. Connor
30 Obstetrics and Gynecology
581(10)
J. Kirkland Grant
Edward M. Sullivan
31 Surgery
591(55)
Timothy J. King
Steven A. Curley
Edward M. Sullivan
32 Geriatric Medicine
646(19)
Steven Johnson
Gwen Yeo
33 Correctional Medicine
665(19)
R. Scott Chavez
34 Occupational and Environmental Medicine
684(29)
Maryann Ramos
35 Behavioral Science: Essentials in Practice
713(11)
F. J. Gino Gianola
H. James Lurie
36 Military Medicine
724(9)
David H. Gwinn
Jimmie E. Keller
37 Alternative Roles
733(16)
Sarah F. Zarbock
section 5 Current Issues749(64)
38 Critical Incident Stress Management and Managing Traumatic Stress
749(14)
Kenneth R. Harbert
39 Health Care for the Homeless
763(8)
Peggy A. Valentine
Dawn Morton-Rias
40 HIV and AIDS
771(15)
Durward Watson
41 Dying and Death
786(8)
Nanci Cortright Rice
42 International Health Care
794(9)
David H. Kuhns
43 Residency Programs
803(10)
David P. Asprey
Appendix 1: Code of Ethics813(2)
Appendix 2: Program Essentials for Postgraduate Physician Assistant Programs815(4)
Appendix 3: Health Care Services Provided by Hospitals819(2)
Appendix 4: Sample Job Descriptions821(4)
Appendix 5: RADAR: A Domestic Violence Intervention825(2)
Index827

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