Use this all-new workbook to review for the PANCE and PANRE examinations with confidence—and develop the clinical reasoning skills you’ll use in everyday practice! Clinical Reasoning for Physician Assistants uniquely prepares you for success on certification and recertification examinations and in your future practice by teaching you to think like an experienced physician assistant and master what you need to know for safe, effective practice. Custom-tailored to physician assistant students and the PANCE and PANRE examination blueprints, this innovative resource provides robust preparation through multiple-choice questions and answers and real-world case studies that prepare you well for your career as a physician assistant.
Key Features
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Part I introduces you to essential clinical reasoning skills for PANCE/PANRE success and safe clinical practice, and provides key test-taking skills.
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Part II contains 14 body system chapters with multiple-choice PANCE/PANRE practice questions organized according to the most current NCCPA PANCE content blueprint. After each chapter, an answer key with complete rationales is provided, along with an indication of the corresponding NCCPA task category.
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Part III presents 15 detailed, unfolding case studies that take you to the “next step in clinical reasoning for safe patient practice, with PANCE/PANRE-style questions throughout the cases for additional practice. These patient-centered cases integrate demographics, cultural aspects, ethics, and professional practice in decision making.
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An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Plus, the questions and case studies from the book are available in an interactive format in the eBook version.
Author Information
Edited by Robin D. Risling, MHS, PA-C, EdD, PA Program Director and Assistant Clinical Professor, University of New England, Portland, Maine, USA; Noelle Hammerbacher, MS, Formerly, Managing Editor, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; Freelance Examination Editor/Technical Writer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and Daniel McNeill, PhD, PA-C
PART 1 INTRODUCTION
Clinical Reasoning for PANCE/PANRE Success and Safe Clinical Practice
PART 2 MULTIPLE-CHOICE ITEMS
Chapter 1 Cardiovascular System
Chapter 2 Dermatologic System
Chapter 3 Endocrine System
Chapter 4 Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
Chapter 5 Gastrointestinal System and Nutrition
Chapter 6 Genitourinary System
Chapter 7 Hematologic System
Chapter 8 Infectious Diseases
Chapter 9 Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 10 Neurologic System
Chapter 11 Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Chapter 12 Pulmonary System
Chapter 13 Renal System
Chapter 14 Reproductive System
PART 3 CASE STUDIES
Case Study 1 Cardiovascular System
Case Study 2 Cardiovascular System
Case Study 3 Dermatologic System
Case Study 4 Endocrine System
Case Study 5 Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
Case Study 6 Gastrointestinal System/Nutrition
Case Study 7 Genitourinary/Reproductive System—Male
Case Study 8 Genitourinary/Reproductive System—Female
Case Study 9 Hematologic System
Case Study 10 Infectious Diseases
Case Study 11 Musculoskeletal System
Case Study 12 Neurologic System
Case Study 13 Psychiatry/Behavioral Science
Case Study 14 Pulmonary System
Case Study 15 Renal System
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