Physician assistant vs doctor

Differences between physician assistant and doctor 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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Doctor example responsibilities.

• Manage conditions including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypothyroidism, asthma, and GERD.
• Develop personalize treatment plans, rehabilitation plans, exercise plans, report of findings, nutritional plans and narrative reports.
• Perform patient x-rays, provide MRI consultations.
• Perform x-rays of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.
• Hire, train, educate and monitor staff in HIPPA policies and procedures.
• Create, update, and maintain confidential patient EHRs in compliance with all HIPAA laws and regulations.
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