Recently added articles from JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants:
Besivance.(New Drug Information)(Drug overview)
Oct 01, 2009 ... PRODUCT: Besivance COMPANY: Bausch & Lomb PHARMACOLOGIC CLASS: Quinolone ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: Besifloxacin 0.6%; oph. susp; contains benzalkonium chloride. INDICATION: Susceptible bacterial conjunctivitis. PHARMACOLOGY: Besifloxacin ...
Underarm rash worsens with OTC treatment.(Dermatology Digest)(over the counter)(Case study)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] CASE A 34-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of a slightly pruritic rash on her left axilla. She first noticed the small bumps 4 weeks earlier. Believing she may have irritated the skin, the patient did not initially treat the rash ....
A day in the life: Alexandra Godrey, BSc, PT.
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In my hand lie the fingers of a dead man, blanched white and icy cold, awaiting my dissection. This morning in gross anatomy lab, we are studying the tissues of the forearm and hand. I have body 1: a man who died 6 months ago. I don't know the cause of his ...
"This must be true--I read about it on the Internet".(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Patients get their medical information from many sources--some reliable (like the CDC Web site), some of uncertain dependability (the local TV news), and some probably downright dangerous (a brother-in-law). Given the multiplicity of sources, and especially the explosion of medical ...
Beyond the red ref lex: examining the eye with an ophthalmoscope: invented more than 150 years ago, this versatile clinical device has changed little since its humble beginnings. The use and care of the ophthalmoscope is reviewed.(CME)
Oct 01, 2009; ... You were probably first introduced to an ophthalmoscope during your physical examination training. Most physician assistants are given an ophthalmoscope and told, "This is what you use to examine the back of the eye." A brief look at the red reflex of the eye, a few vessels, and perhaps ...