Pa school basics
This standardized exam is required by most PA programs.
What is the GRE?
The largest organ in the human body is this.
What is the skin?
This organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
The procedure of listening to the heart and lungs with a stethoscope.
What is auscultation?
This centralized application system is used to apply to PA schools.
What is CASPA?
Normal adult resting heart rate range is approximately this.
What is 60–100 beats per minute?
These tiny structures in the lungs are where gas exchange occurs.
What are alveoli?
This vital sign measures the number of breaths per minute.
What is respiratory rate?
Most PA programs award this graduate degree.
What is a Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) or MSPA?
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This blood type is considered the universal donor.
What is O negative?
The largest organ in the human body.
What is the skin?
The medical abbreviation “BP” refers to this vital measurement.
What is blood pressure?
The typical length of most PA programs is approximately this many years.
What is 2–3 years?
This electrolyte imbalance is common in patients with vomiting.
What is hypokalemia?
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
This technique involves feeling with hands to assess size, shape, and consistency.
What is palpation?
After completing PA school, graduates must pass this national certifying exam.
What is the PANCE (Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam)?
This structure prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing.
What is the epiglottis?
These structures connect muscles to bones.
What are tendons?
When a PA uses a systematic method of collecting a patient’s history and performing a physical exam, this is called a ______.
What is a comprehensive assessment?