History
What is a PA?
Physician assistants obtain patient histories, perform physical examinations, diagnose illness and develop treatment strategies, order and interpret lab tests, counsel patients on preventative health, perform various medical procedures, assist in surgical operations, and in most states can write prescriptions.
All of the following are symptoms of esophageal achalasia EXCEPT
Hematochezia
Suzy purchased at least one pen priced at $13 each and at least one notebook priced at $19 each. If the total price of the items purchased is $58, what is the total number of pens and notebooks purchased by Suzy?
4 items (3 pens, 1 notebook)
How many direct patient care hours are required for Western's PA school?
1000 hours
What U.S. city is usually considered the birthplace of Spring Break?
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Duke University
A 20-year-old female recently diagnosed with chlamydia comes to your office for swelling and pain in her knees bilaterally. The most likely diagnosis for this woman’s complaints is
Reiter's Syndrome
Parliament made a __________ return on Monday, when senators chirped and guffawed their way through the first autumnal question period.
A.lugubrious
B. rambunctious
C. opprobrious
D. staid
B. rambunctious
What is the minimum GPA requirement for almost all PA programs?
3.0
Around how much do students collectively spend on Spring Break every year?
$1 billion
Dr. Eugene Stead
A 19-year-old woman comes to the office complaining of a painful rash on her elbows and knees. The rash appears as raised erythematous areas topped with silvery, scaling skin. She reports, “The rash is very itchy.” She had similar symptoms several weeks before, but they spontaneously resolved without treatment. Which of the following is most likely to be the diagnosis?
Psoriasis
The former Bolshevik revolutionary "transformed the government he ran and even the country he ruled, during the 1930s, into a __________ extension of his own pathologically suspicious personality," suggests historian John Lewis Gaddis.
A. heteromorphic
B. fungible
C. gargantuan
D. sycophantic
C. gargantuan
List two jobs that count for patient care hours.
CNA, PCA, EMT, phlebotomist, RN, athletic trainer, surgical tech., etc.
What year did Florida raise the legal drinking age from 18 to 21?
1985
What year did the first PA program open?
1965 (graduated in 1967)
During a colonoscopy, the gastroenterologist notices that the patient’s colon wall has a “cobblestone” appearance. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Crohn's Disease
A driver completed the first 20 miles of a 40-mile trip at an average speed of 50 miles per hour and the second 20 miles at an average speed of xx miles per hour. The average speed for the entire 40-mile trip was 60 miles per hour. (Assume that the driver did not make any stops during the 40-mile trip.)
Quantity A
x−60
Quantity B
10
A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
A. Quantity A is greater
Name 4 PA programs in Michigan
WMU, GVSU, EMU, CMU, DMU, UMF, WSU
What was the first location outside of Florida to draw large crowds of students during spring break?
South Padre Island, TX
What year did Western's PA School start?
1972
You are acting as the first assist in the operating room, and the surgeon asks you to close an abdominal incision with an absorbable suture material. Based on the following choices, which suture would be your pick?
Vicryl
Any talk of composite culture for a country as diverse as India is not only untrue but also dangerous, for it tends to weaken national unity and encourages __________ tendencies.
A. fissiparous
B. portentous
C. rapacious
D. sycophantic
A. fissiparous
What is a difference between the requirements for GVSU and Western's PA programs?
GVSU: 500 hours, GRE, physics
WMU: 1000 hours, no GRE, no physics
What year did the modern Spring Break begin when a swimming coach from New York took his team to warmer weather for training?
1936