Physician assistant vs physician assistant, internal medicine

Differences between physician assistant and physician assistant, internal medicine 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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Physician assistant, internal medicine example responsibilities.

• Manage continuity of care for complex general internal patients with limit resources-diabetes, hypertension, psychiatric, and homeless.
• Assess and treat acute/chronic medical problems and provide education for prevention and/or progression of diagnosis to patients and families.
• x-ray review, medication review & administration, EKG, telephone triage
• Perform wellness exams from adolescent through geriatric patients and educate patients on lifestyle modifications and chronic diseases as appropriate.
• Work in an outpatient orthopedic clinic with emphasis on physical medicine, rehabilitation of both chronic and acute orthopedic conditions.
• Monitor immunization, ACLS, BLS and other documents relate to the clinical students and ensure they are up to date.
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