Physician Assistants

The most complete and thorough review for the PANCE and PANRE – enhanced by a new test-simulating CD-ROM

NEW question-packed CD-ROM

• 1300 Q&As prepare you for what you will see on the national certification and recertification exams
• Each question is accompanied by a detailed, referenced answer
• Organized by specialty area to help you quickly pinpoint your areas of strength and weakness
• Valuable chapter on test-taking skills and techniques provides score-boosting hints on how to best prepare for and take the exam
• NEW! Companion CD-ROM features a complete practice test for the most thorough preparation possible

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO EXCEL!

Reviewed by a team of PA students for accuracy and relevancy

All questions appear in the style you will see on the actual exam

Content is presented in seven logical sections: Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Surgery, and Basic Science and Health Promotion

Includes coverage of internal medicine and surgery subspecialties

The content you need to ace the PANCE and PANRE:
Test-Taking Skills: Tips and Techniques, Section I - Internal Medicine: Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Oncology, HIV-AIDS, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Neurology, Pulmonary, Rheumatology, Section II - Obstetrics and Gynecology Section III: Pediatrics, Section IV - Pharmacology; Section V - Psychiatry; Section VI - Surgery: Emergency Medicine, General and Vascular Surgery, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Urology, Section VII - Health Promotion and Disease Promotion, Section VII - PRACTICE TEST, Index

Develop the skills you need to effectively and efficiently document patient care for children and adults in clinical and hospital settings. This handy guide uses sample notes, writing exercises, and EMR activities to make each concept crystal clear, including how to document history and physical exams and write SOAP notes and prescriptions. This edition has been completely revised and upgraded with more in-depth coverage of documentation and its ramifications, more documentation samples to analyze and emulate, and even more learning tools. You ll also find access to our special version of Amazing Charts, online at DavisPlus. Amazing Charts is a fully functional, Windows-based, professional EMR software package currently being used by more than 3,200 medical practices nationwide.

Law and Ethics for Medical Careers, Fifth Edition, provides an overview of the laws and ethics you should know to help you give competent, compassionate care to patients that is within acceptable legal and ethical boundaries. The text can also serve as a guide to help you resolve the many legal and ethical questions you may reasonably expect to face as a student and, later, as a health care practitioner. The text features pertinent legal cases, anecdotes, and sidebars related to health-related careers. Content has been updated and special attention has been paid to legislation affecting health care.

Give PA applicants a competitive edge.The best resource for anyone considering this career.Getting Into the PA School of Your Choice, 2/e is a precise blueprint that addresses every step of the application process, including what schools look for in an applicant, financial aid, Internet resources, and information on PA programs.*How to select a PA program*Setting and achieving goals*Comments, suggestions, and tips from current PA students*Trends in PA programs- including excerpts from "PAs in the field" and salary profiles*Expert advice on effective letters of recommendation Writing a quality essay-including sample essays that worked*Interview strategies- including the toughest questions and answers*Advice and contacts for financial aid*Key web sites and Internet resources

Explore the past, present, and future of PA practice. The authors, noted educators, researchers, and practitioners, draw on extensive research to trace the evolution of the PA s roles and responsibilities in the delivery of health care services. Their presentation of historical content balanced with discussions of the ethical, educational, legislative, and economic forces that are shaping that the profession makes this the perfect classroom tool for PA s learning their field and their professional role.

This new 10th edition includes the most current content to meet national curriculum and accreditation standards and still has the depth and breadth expected of Kinn's The Medical Assistant: An Applied Learning Approach. Its instructive features, such as chapter outlines and learning objectives, enhance both the learning and teaching experience. With its focus on personal qualities, skills, responsibilities, types of patient education, and legal and ethical issues, the text remains the strongest foundation for learning the medical assisting profession.

• Applied Learning Approach introduces a case scenario at the beginning of each chapter, then revisits it throughout so students can easily apply what they have learned to the clinical setting.
• Critical thinking applications test content knowledge and critical thinking skills.
• Procedures presented in a clear, step-by-step format with illustrations where appropriate.

• New chapters on The Office Environment & Daily Operations and Privacy & Risk Management focus on the latest administrative office trends and issues.
• Includes the most current content & competencies associated with CAAHEP and ABHES, including IV therapy, patient education, and documentation.
• Integrated case scenarios within each chapter include more application and exercises.
• HIPAA tie-ins within text demonstrate the importance of understanding and adhere to the HIPAA guidelines.
• Includes an interactive CD Companion packaged with the text that features additional exercises for testing content knowledge and critical thinking skills, AltaPoint's Electronic Medical Record software, sample skills-based exercises from Medical Assisting Online, online math review and drug calculations online exercises, and charting and documentation examples.

Respected for its inclusive coverage of AAMA, AMT, NHA, RMA, NOCTI, CAAHEP and SCANS, Booth’s fourth edition now provides the 2010 ABHES and 2008 CAAHEP standards in each chapter! Preparation for Certification Boxes have been added to this edition to focus students on the specific exam they will take. Over 30 Electronic Health Record activities are incorporated into the text and available online through SpringCharts, simulating real patient encounters. Emergency Preparedness, additional administrative coverage and a completely revised workbook that now includes competency work products have been added for the 4th edition. ACTIVSim™, LearnSmart™, and Connect Plus+™ digitally enhance learning with Booth’s Medical Assisting!

Written by foremost experts in the field, the 2nd Edition of this concise, well-organized text presents the latest common diagnostic and treatment-related procedures that you need to know. Its clear and concise hands-on guidance takes you step by step through the "how-to's" of more than 70 procedures. You'll also find important information on what needs to be done before and immediately following a procedure. It also provides the background and rationale behind each procedure. A host of supporting information in areas such as patient education, informed consent, billing, and delivering bad news ensures that you have all of the information you need to deliver the best and safest care to your patients.

• Features more than 200 illustrations depicting procedure steps and other important concepts.
• Presents information on patient preparation and the use of instruments and materials to help ensure the safe and effective performance of procedures.
• Highlights warnings to alert you to specific dangers, and points out what not to do when performing a procedure.
• Includes guidance on possible complications, rationales, and precautions to provide an overview of the "why," and not just the "how," of procedures.
• Covers nonprocedural issues including informed consent, standard precautions, patient education, and procedure documentation.

• Offers comprehensive updates throughout to incorporate new procedures and practices.
• Features new chapters on removing Cerumen foreign bodies from the ear * corneal abrasion and foreign body removal from the eye * endometrial biopsy * diabetic foot care * conscious sedation * ambulatory care billing and coding * and delivering bad news

Be prepared for classroom, clerkship exams, PANCE, PANRE, and recertification! Are you feeling overwhelmed by the seemingly huge amount of information you need to master? Turn to this integrated learning system designed by PA educators for PA students and practicing PAs. Together the book, our Personal Professor Interactive Software on CD-ROM, and other resources online at DavisPlus guarantee* your success! Your choice of two courses of study prepare you for your end-of-rotation exams as well as for the PANCE or PANRE. The Body System approach, based on the NCCPA Content Blueprint for PANCE and PANRE, lets you study more than 500 diseases and disorders every one covered in the Blueprint. This approach is best used during the classroom phase of our PA education and while studying for the PANCE or PANRE. The Clerkship approach, based on the clerkship exam, covers primary care medicine topics you ll encounter while on clerkship or clinical rotations. It s best used to prepare for end-of-rotation exams or the PANCE. Personal Professor Interactive Software (Click here for a demo of the Personal Professor CD-ROM.) Select a topic. Take the pre-study quiz on the topic in the text and enter your score in the Personal Professor software. Create your own notes in the software by following the outline template based on the Content Blueprint. Compare your notes to the authors high-impact notes to assess your mastery of every disease and disorder, and then revise your notes as necessary. (Save and print them for review!) Use the built-in calendar to help you count down to your targeted study completion date. Take a post-study quiz on the topic. Review your quiz results; check your answers against the correct answers and rationales. Retake the quiz on each topic as many times as you like, the questions will be reordered. PANCE-style final exam Take a comprehensive, 360-question, PANCE-style, final exam drawn from more than 2,500 multiple-choice questions. Retake the exam as many time as you like. Validated PANCE Predictor online at DavisPlus Enter your final exam score from Personal Professor and see the score you might expect to receive on the actual exam. Text High-impact facts on etiology, history, physical exam, diagnosis, management, and patient education for more than 500 diseases and disorders. Pre-Study Quiz, Topic Blueprint, and Check-Offs in each chapter so you can track your progress and continually assess strengths and weaknesses. Guidance on creating a study plan as well as test-taking tips and strategies. Online at DavisPlus Take advantage of the PANCE Predictor to assess your progress and level of preparedness for either the PANCE or PANRE. Money-Back Guarantee* *If you are a graduate of a Physician Assistant program accredited in the United States, take the PANCE or PANRE examination for the first time, and do not pass after using Classroom to Clinic Study System: Personal Professor for Clinical Rotations and PANCE/PANRE Review, you may request a full refund for your purchase of this text. To receive a full refund, return the book, the accompanying CD-ROM, original receipt, and a copy of both your official test results notification and your certificate of graduation. Note: Remember to check for software updates in the ‘Help section when you first run your Personal Professor and every few weeks thereafter. If you experience difficulty with the update, contact Customer Service at 800-323-3555 (US).