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Physician Assistant, Finally There: SMS Texting is Not HIPAA Compliant
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Physician Assistant, Finally There. False Starts, Stumbles, and Spectacular Finishes Encountered on the PA Path. SMS Texting is Not HIPAA Compliant. Just wanted to share a great article on texting and HIPAA Compliance. Five Ways to Ensure Secure Text Messaging in Your Medical Practice. October 8, 2014 at 9:12 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Bianca Belcher, MPH, PA-C. Contact Me: Bianca.Belcher@gmail.com. Find me on LinkedIn. View my complete profile. Subscribe in a reader. Follow Me On Twitter.
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Physician Assistant, Finally There: 03.2014
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Physician Assistant, Finally There. False Starts, Stumbles, and Spectacular Finishes Encountered on the PA Path. I will go over some general information regarding opioid use for analgesia. In subsequent entries I will go over different opioid use for 1) mild to moderate pain, 2) moderate to severe pain, and 3) severe pain. I would say for my practice most patients fall into the moderate to severe pain, but for a short period of time. Tolerance can develop with chronic use. Why might you use toradol?
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Physician Assistant, Finally There: 04.2014
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Physician Assistant, Finally There. False Starts, Stumbles, and Spectacular Finishes Encountered on the PA Path. PAProgramSearch.com: Great Pre-PA Resource. I recently received an email from Ken Johnson, the developer of PAprogramsearch.com. I have no monetary or other connections to this website or the developers . Just sharing a resource. Check off the classes that you have completed and add your GPA/Experience in hours at the top. A list of "matches" is generated. Pain Control and Anti-Emetics. There ...
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Physician Assistant, Finally There: What's in IV Fluid Anyway?
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Physician Assistant, Finally There. False Starts, Stumbles, and Spectacular Finishes Encountered on the PA Path. What's in IV Fluid Anyway? So anyway. the attending likes to frequently interrupt my oral reports with pimping questions, which only increases my stress level. One interesting question she asked was, "What are the electrolyte contents in normal saline, 1/2 NS, and D5W? I hadn't the faintest idea. She informed me that she looked forward to me telling her the answer tomorrow. Hint, hint. Almost ...
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Physician Assistant, Finally There: Pain Control and Anti-Emetics
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Physician Assistant, Finally There. False Starts, Stumbles, and Spectacular Finishes Encountered on the PA Path. Pain Control and Anti-Emetics. When prescribing pain medications you must also consider the side effects that those medications may have on your patient such as nausea, constipation, rash, etc. We will talk about anti-emetics. Prochlorperazine (good for opiod related nausea), Metoclopramide, Haloperidol. Ondansetron* (PO and IV). Can lead to headaches and constipation. Bianca Belcher, MPH, PA-C.
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Physician Assistant, Finally There: Surgical Tubes & Drains
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Physician Assistant, Finally There. False Starts, Stumbles, and Spectacular Finishes Encountered on the PA Path. Surgical Tubes and Drains. Tubes and Drains. Most of the time you don't go over these in PA school. People just keep referring to "JP drains" and "NG tubes" - but if you've never worked in a hospital - you probably have no idea what these are. I will go over some of the more common tubes and drains. If you see one on a rotation and aren't sure what it is or what it does - ask! Http:/ milainter...
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Physician Assistant, Finally There: Subcuticular Suturing
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Physician Assistant, Finally There. False Starts, Stumbles, and Spectacular Finishes Encountered on the PA Path. I came across this blog post on how to do a subcuticular closure. It is well written with step by step pictures so why reinvent the wheel. I am just going to repost. Enjoy! Abnormal Facies: Running Subcuticular Suture Technique. Source: http:/ abnormalfacies.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/running-subcuticular-suture-technique/. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Bianca Belcher, MPH, PA-C. Here are ...
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Physician Assistant, Finally There: 10.2013
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Physician Assistant, Finally There. False Starts, Stumbles, and Spectacular Finishes Encountered on the PA Path. Preoperative Patients on Coumadin. If you work in surgery or with the elderly - anticoagulation is an every day part of life. INRs, PTs, PTTs, etc. it is important to know what measures what and what reversal agents (if any) are available. Let's talk about Coumadin today. Your 1st option for reversal is Vit K. Your 2nd option for reversal is Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP). Age - Elderly pts. Ansell...
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The Apothecary: February 2011
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The Apothecary - Insights into health care and entitlement reform. - Forbes. Healthcare News From Kaiser. Healthcare News From WSJ.com. Follow Avik Roy On Twitter. Subscribe to The Apothecary. The Apothecary - Home. Health Tank - May 29, 2010: Medicare and Medicaid Re. Articles Sorted By Topic. About The Apothecary: A Healthcare and Policy Blog. Most of all, it seeks to remind us that healthcare reflects the best of America, an America worth preserving: human skill and ingenuity used in the service of hu...
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Driving While looking in the Rear View Mirror «Chasing Quality Health Care Chasing Quality Health Care
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Chasing Quality Health Care. Driving While looking in the Rear View Mirror. Saturday, Mar 1 2014. Ronald Wyatt MD MHA. Summer nights in Birmingham Alabama carry the humid burden of its journey through history which includes slavery, peonage, Jim Crow and the 1960 civil rights movement. We have all seen the videos of Bull Connor, police dogs and water hoses that were unleashed on non-violent protesters which all culminated in the bombing and killing of four young girls a the 16th Street Baptist Church.
