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Health Disparities and Access to Care in the United States

WebHealth care disparities exist in many different entities including, but not limited to, age, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, technology, and …

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The Challenges of Providing Preventive Health Care in Rural America

WebA 2017 public health report looking at 5 specific health-related behaviors, namely, smoking, alcohol consumption, activity levels, food consumption, and sleep hygiene, found that, …

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Health Disparities and Access to Care in the United States

WebRacial and ethnic disparities in health care emerge from a historic context in which health care has been differentially allocated based on social class, race, and ethnicity. …

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Healthy Communities

WebA community’s resources and infrastructure impact the health and disease of individual members, but attention to the health of the community as a whole elevates the entire …

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The Historical Landscape of Mental Health Evaluation and Treatment

WebThe history of mental illness is a saga of misconceptions, cruelty, and mistreatment. Early humans recognized mental illness but did not understand it. Today, we do not fare much …

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Primary Care Issues in Inner-City America and Internationally

WebInner-city patient populations are high-risk for poor outcomes, including increased risk of mortality. Barriers to delivering high-quality primary care to inner-city patients include …

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The Approach to Altered Mental Status

WebAltered mental status (AMS) is not a singular diagnosis but rather a clinical sign that is representative of an extensive list of differential diagnoses ranging from benign to life …

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Collaboration for Physician Assistants

WebInterprofessional team-based care is proposed as a key approach to address rising costs and increasing complexity in health care. Healthcare is anchored in relationships, hence …

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Behavioral Health in Obstetrics and Gynecology

WebBehavioral health disorders commonly present in obstetrics and gynecology. These diagnoses can be directly correlated to changes in reproductive stages, such as …

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Primary Care Issues in Rural Populations

WebRural populations have different demographics and health issues compared to their metropolitan counterparts, including higher mortalities from ischemic heart disease, …

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Home Page: Physician Assistant Clinics

WebPhysician Assistant Clinics aims to provide an authoritative and continuously updated clinical information resource that covers all of the relevant PA specialties. This series will give …

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Practical Ethical Decision-Making for Physician Assistants

WebEthical decision-making in healthcare is a critical skill set that all Physician Assistants (PAs) must learn. Although PAs often are not the most responsible provider in a medical team, …

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Behavioral Health in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender

WebMembers of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and other as sexual and gender identities (LGBTQ+) patient population are at higher risk for behavioral health …

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Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

WebRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by prolonged morning stiffness, synovitis of the small joints of the hands and feet and with …

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Pathophysiology of Peptic Ulcer Disease

WebPeptic ulcer disease (PUD) is characterized by an imbalance of protective and damaging mechanisms in the upper digestive tract. The cause of PUD was initially thought to be …

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Professionalism for Physician Assistants

WebProfessionalism is a highly valued concept in the physician assistant (PA) profession and in all health professions. There are many definitions and descriptions of what it means to …

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Transgender Reproductive and Sexual Health

WebFor the patient with a transgender gender modality (TG), obtaining reproductive and sexual health care can be arduous. Multiple challenges and opportunities exist for TG patients …

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Emerging, Reemerging Infectious Diseases and Global Pandemic

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic has clearly illustrated the fragility of our health systems and the overall global inefficiency for pandemic preparedness. At a clinic level, there is a …

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Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

WebMany patients seeking palliative care have gastrointestinal symptoms. These symptoms arise from many different causes, including the underlying disorder and the interventions …

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The Mental Health of Disaster Responders

WebIt is suggested that collateral behavioral health damage in disaster responders may owe to being unfit mentally or physically prior to the disaster, as well as inadequate training, or …

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Emerging Infectious Diseases and Bioterrorism

WebThe health care system of the United States was decimated by COVID-19 and the thought of another pandemic-related attack could possibly break an already fragile system. …

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