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A guide to clinical practice Flashcards

1
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Which profession is dependent and negotiated- PA or NP?

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PA

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2
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Which profession is geared specifically and a “caring approach”?

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NP

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3
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What are the core things a PA does?

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H&P
Disease Prevention
Health Maintenance
Treatment
Education
Counseling
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4
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“jack of all trades” pertains to what discipline?

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Primary Care/ Internal Care (specifically Family Practice)

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5
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What fields of medicine have generalists?

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Primary care/ internal Care

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6
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How much outpatient care do PA’s do in Primary care?

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80-90%

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7
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Do PAs deal with discharging patients in primary care?

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YEs

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8
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Who does the scut work in a hospital?

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A hospitalist

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9
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What type of procedures does a hospitalist do?

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IV, intubation, Foley catheter

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10
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A decision to take care of a more critical patient is made where?

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Triage

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11
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In EMed, what is the first thing a PA would do?

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Identify the life threatening condtion

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12
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Is it necessary to define a diagnosis in an EMed before discharge?

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NO

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13
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Why should you write things down in EMed?

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Because if it isnt written, its like it was never done.

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14
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Can a minor be treated in EMed without parents present?

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Yes, if life threatening.

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15
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Who has poor early health habits and diseases- Pediatrics or Geriatrics?

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Geriatrics

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16
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How much of the MD rate is paid for PA via Medicare?

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85%

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17
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How many PAs work in pediatrics?

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4%

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18
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Does prenatal care fall in an OBGYN PA’s scope of practice?

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Yes

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19
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Can A PA take care of an OBGYN emergency?

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Yes- if in scope of practice.

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Where would a PA take care of- pre,peri,post operative care?

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Surgical PA

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21
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Which discipline employs 10.6% of PAs?

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Orthopedics

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22
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Are cardiothoracic PAs OR based?

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Yes

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23
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Are there dermatology PAs?

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Yes

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24
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Are there Neurosurgery PAs?

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Yes

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25
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What medical practitioner practices independently and has specific duties?

26
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What must NPs have in order to admit a patient?

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NPs must have an affiliation to a doctor or hospital in order to admit pts.

27
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Is it a PA or nurse’s responsibility to educate the patient?

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PA!!! We are educators!

28
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What is the GOAL of practicing PAs?

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Disease prevention. In primary care you can prevent a patient from getting sick from a young age to an old age.

29
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What is the purpose of an H&P?

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  • Helps you make a diagnosis
  • Helps you figure out what test you need to order
  • Helps determine the outcome of the pt
30
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Who are generalist?

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PCPs (Primary Care Physicians) & PAs

31
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What is the difference between primary care and internal medicine?

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Internal medicine is only for adults

Primary care treats children too

32
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What is AM & FM?

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  • AM (Ambulatory medicine)

- FM (Family Medicine)

33
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Who makes more money primary care PAs or specialty PAs? What field makes the least?

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Specialty makes more.

Peds makes the least

34
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What field of medicine maintains a large database?

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Primary care because you are taking care of patients for an extended period of time

35
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Where does most primary care take place?

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In a non hospital setting/outpatient care

36
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After a PA designs a course of treatment, what must they do?

37
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Who follows up with patients more: Primary care or Surgery?

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Primary care. Surgery may do 1-2 follow ups depending on the case.

38
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Can PAs go into any specialty?

39
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What specialty focuses on the healthcare of individuals and the adherence of rules and regulations of job site

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Occupational Medicine

40
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What is a hospitalist?

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Practitioners that care for you while you are hospitalized

41
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What is coordination of care?

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Using different Rx and Tx methods to treat a pt

42
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30% of hospitals use this model

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Medical Model

43
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What is coexisting pathology?

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When a patient comes in with more than one illness.

Ex: An alcoholic that has a laceration from a car accident. <— What do you deal with first?

44
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In EMed, PAs must be able to easily identify what kind of situation?

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Life threatening situations or medical conditions

45
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What is BCLS?

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Basic Cardiac Life Support

46
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What is ACLS?

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Advanced Cardiac Life Support

47
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What is ATLS?

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Advanced Trauma Life Support

48
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What is PALS?

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Pediatric Advanced Life Support

49
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When a pt suffers from symptoms for an extended period of time and presents to the ER, what should you ask them?

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Why now? What makes today different?

50
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What should a PA verify that the pt understands before being discharged from the ER?

A

Make sure the pt understands that they need to follow up

51
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An ear ache and runny nose would be seen in what part of the ER?

A

Fast Track

52
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What part of the ER will a pt from a car accident or a person in immediate danger be seen in?

53
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What kind of H&P do you do when you specifically focus on the medical conditions related to the chief complaint?

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Problem Oriented H&P - Dont need to do a full H&P just treat the complaint and anything related to it

54
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What are the major problems of geriatric medicine?

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Social and medical complexities

55
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What are ADLs?

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Activities of Daily Living

56
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Why are pediatricians like veterinarians?

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Because it is hard for peds to figure out how their pts really feel. Parents say how they feel but they dont know for sure.

57
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What does a scrub nurse do?

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Is familiar with the procedure and has all of the necessary instruments prepared

58
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Is orthopedics office based or hospital based?

59
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Is cardiothoracic surgery office based or hospital based?

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Hospital based

60
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What must dermatologist be able to do?

A

diagnose cancer

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