Primary Care for Physician Assistants, Page 952Rod Moser For use in preparation for certifying and recertification exams, helps PAs integrate the medical information they have received in their basic and clinical science courses. Following guidelines as established by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), overviews the primary care curriculum of PA programs nationwide. The book first couples a Clinical Review By Body Systems (ie. Endocrinology, Neurology, Respiratory) with a Clinical Review By Specialty (ie. Pediatrics, Surgery, Radiology). The final section focuses on Clinical/Diagnostic Skills (ie. Complete Neurological, Cardiovascular, Respiratory exams). |
Contents
Kathryn Frake PAC Burlingame California | 1 |
SECTION | 6 |
William A Mosier EdD PAC University of North Texas | 10 |
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Primary Care for Physician Assistants: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review Rod Moser No preview available - 1998 |
Primary Care for Physician Assistants: Self-assessment and Review Rod Moser No preview available - 2001 |
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