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ORIGINALLY CALLED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, THERE IS A NEW NAME FOR THIS PROFESSION
WHAT IS PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATE?
PAs IN THIS SPECIALTY TREAT BROKEN BONES AND EMERGENCIES SUCH AS ASTHMA ATTACKS.
WHAT IS EMERGENCY MEDICINE?
UNDER WHOSE SUPERVISION DOES PAs PRACTICE?
WHAT IS A PHYSICIAN/DOCTOR?
THIS TOOL IS USED TO LISTEN TO HEART, LUNGS BOWEL SOUNDS, & BLOOD FLOW
WHAT IS A STETHESCOPE?
ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE WITH SCHOOL AND OTHER COMMITMENTS, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RECOMMEND THAT TEENAGERS GET THIS MUCH SLEEP PER NIGHT
WHAT IS 8 - 10 HOURS?
THE DECADE THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROFESSION WAS CREATED
WHAT IS THE 1960s?
THIS SPECIALTY INVOLVES HELPING KIDS AND TEENS STAY HEALTHY AND TREATING ILLNESSES SUCH AS FLU OR EAR INFECTIONS
WHAT IS PEDIATRICS?
PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE TO PATIENTS, INCLUDING DIAGNOSING ILLNESSES, PRESCRIBING MEDICATIONS, AND PERFORMING PROCEDURES
WHAT IS PRIMARY ROLES OF PAs?
THIS IS USED TO CHECK THE EYES FOR ANY ABNORMALITIES
WHAT IS AN OPTHALMOSCOPE?
IT CAN BE THROUGH FOOTBALL PRACTICE, JUMPING ROPE, OR WALKING TO THE BUS STOP, BUT YOUR PA WILL BE HAPPY AS LONG AS YOU'RE GETTING AT LEAST THIS MUCH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PER DAY
WHAT IS 60 MINUTES?
EXAMPLES INCLUDE: TAKING MEDICAL HISTORIES, PHYSICAL EXAMS, DIAGNOSING CONDITIONS, PRESCRIBING MEDICATIONS, AND PATIENT EDUCATION
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE?
PAS IN THIS SPECIALTY WORK WITH DOCTORS IN THE OPERATING ROOM AND HELP PATIENTS RECOVER FROM SURGERIES.
WHAT IS SURGERY?
PROVIDING CARE IN UNDERSERVED AREAS AND HELPING ADDRESS HEALTHCARE SHORTAGES
HOW DO PAs CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVING HEALTHCARE?
THIS IS USED TO VISUALIZE THE EAR CANAL AND LOOK FOR ABNORMALITIES
WHAT IS AN OTOSCOPE?
ALTHOUGH WE HOPE WE DON'T HAVE TO SEE YOU TOO OFTEN, WE'D LIKE TO SEE YOU AT LEAST THIS MANY TIMES PER YEAR JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE HEALTHY
WHAT IS ONCE PER YEAR?
THE REASON PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROFESSION WAS CREATED
WHAT IS PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE/INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE?
SOMEONE WHO LOVES SKINCARE MIGHT BECOME A PA IN THIS SPECIALTY THAT TREATS SKIN, HAIR, AND NAIL ISSUES.
WHAT IS DERMATOLOGY?
WORKING WITH PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CARE
WHAT IS ONE WAY PAs COLLABORATE?
THIS TOOL IS USED TO CHECK REFLEXES IN THE BODY
WHAT IS A REFLEX HAMMER?
YES, WE GET IT, BROCCOLI IS NOT AS GOOD AS STEAK, BUT EATING THIS MANY CUPS OF VEGETABLES PER DAY CAN HELP MAKE SURE YOU ARE GETTING THE RIGHT MIX OF VITAMINS AND MINERALS
WHAT IS 2 -4 CUPS?
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WORKING AS A TEAM WITH OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS TO TREAT PATIENTS
EX: DOCTOR, PHYSICAL THERAPIST, ETC.
WHAT IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM?
THIS SPECIALTY ALLOWS PAS TO TAKE CARE OF PATIENTS OF ALL AGES AND TREAT A VARIETY OF COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS.
WHAT IS FAMILY MEDICINE?
PROVIDING HEALTH SCREENINGS, PATIENT EDUCATION, COUNSELING ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, AND ADMINISTERING ROUTINE VACCINES
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF PAs IN PREVENTIVE CARE?
THIS IS USED TO CHECK FOR VIBRATORY SENSATION
WHAT IS A TUNING FORK?
YOU MAY NOTICE SEVERAL CHANGES HAPPEN TO YOUR BODY DURING PUBERTY, WHICH STARTS WHEN THIS PART OF THE BRAIN BEGINS SECRETING GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE
WHAT IS THE HYPOTHALAMUS?