Physician assistant vs dermatologist

Differences between physician assistant and dermatologist duties and responsibilities

Physician assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage a variety of acute and chronic conditions especially asthma, allergies, injuries, and infectious diseases.
• Manage chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, ASCVD, chronic back and joint pains, depression, and anxiety.
• Manage patient surgical care throughout the continuum of care from pre-op, to discharge planning, including ambulatory and hospital in-patients.
• Attain pertinent history & physicals for obstetrics and gynecological acute and preventative visits.
• Work closely with patients to manage their depression and anxiety beginning with initial diagnosis to med-initiation and follow-up care.
• Aid in the acute management of trauma patients including obtaining appropriate studies, suturing, and CPR.
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Dermatologist example responsibilities.

• Manage all incoming medical records requests (ensuring office is within HIPPA guidelines).
• Enter patient information into EMR.
• Maintain OSHA logs on all equipment.
• suture removal, assist in MOHS surgery.
• Scrub multiple hospital procedures (facelifts, liposuction, augmentations, facial reconstructive surgery, breast reconstructive surgery . )
• Keep medical histories and interview patients to procure or verify information.
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