Physician assistant vs general surgery physician assistant

Differences between physician assistant and general surgery physician assistant 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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General surgery physician assistant example responsibilities.

• Work closely with patients to manage their depression and anxiety beginning with initial diagnosis to med-initiation and follow-up care.
• Develop basic surgical skills, such as suturing, retracting of tissue; debridement of wounds.
• Order, perform, and interpret laboratory and radiology test within the scope of professional practice.
• Educate patients on post-operative recovery and discharge needs.
• Evaluate patients for admission from the emergency room and perform inpatient consultations.
• Monitor stress testing; review nuclear component of stress images; conduct cardiology consultations inpatient and outpatient settings.
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