Thank you for subscribing to The PA Rx Newsletter!The Friday Case Challenge includes difficult-to-diagnose conditions, some of which are not frequently encountered by most clinicians, but are nonetheless important to accurately recognize. Test your diagnostic and treatment skills using the following patient scenario and corresponding questions. Disclaimer: The following case is fiction and for educational purposes only.Image generated with Microsoft BingIt was a frosty Christmas Eve in a quaint suburban town, where festive lights adorned…

Thank you for subscribing to The PA Rx Newsletter! Today in 10 minutes or less you’ll learn Research shows private equity likes profits > patients Hank Med in real life? Some motivation to jumpstart your year Unfortunate cases on Christmas Snuff said Private Equity Takeovers Linked to Higher Rates of Poor Patient Outcomes in Hospitals Image generated with Microsoft Bing A recent study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School, published in JAMA, reveals that hospitals acquired…

Thank you for subscribing to The PA Rx Newsletter!The Friday Case Challenge includes difficult-to-diagnose conditions, some of which are not frequently encountered by most clinicians, but are nonetheless important to accurately recognize. Test your diagnostic and treatment skills using the following patient scenario and corresponding questions. Disclaimer: The following case is fiction and for educational purposes only.​Our story commences with a 42-year-old subject who, amidst the festive preparations, noted an anomalous trend – instances of…

Thank you for subscribing to The PA Rx Newsletter!Today in 10 minutes or less you'll learnPatient’s wallet 1 - CVS Pharmacy 0Conditions to keep on your radar this holiday seasonProvider Spotlight - Nerd out with everyone's favorite ninja..are you sure that X-ray is okay?Patient's wallet 1 - CVS Pharmacy 0Made with Microsoft Bing AI CreatorAs stated in this article, CVS Pharmacy is set to shake up its prescription drug pricing system with a new model called…

Thank you for subscribing to the PA Rx Newsletter!The Friday Case Challenge includes difficult-to-diagnose conditions, some of which are not frequently encountered by most clinicians, but are nonetheless important to accurately recognize. Test your diagnostic and treatment skills using the following patient scenario and corresponding questions. Disclaimer: The following case is fiction and for educational purposes only.Suspended BreathImagine a bustling emergency room where a 45-year-old individual, previously robust and without significant medical history, arrives with…

Today in 10 minutes or less you’ll learn:The CRISPR the betterStay Positive. Stay MotivatedTop 5 Gift Ideas for PA students and Practicing PAs…I’m itchy all over but there is no rash!The CRISPR the better!Photo: https://time.com/5642755/crispr-gene-editing-humans/CRISPR, which stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, is a revolutionary gene-editing technology that allows scientists to selectively modify genes within an organism. It was adapted from the natural defense mechanisms of bacteria and archaea (the domain of single-celled…

Thank you for subscribing to the The PA Rx Newsletter!The Friday Case Challenge includes difficult-to-diagnose conditions, some of which are not frequently encountered by most clinicians, but are nonetheless important to accurately recognize. Test your diagnostic and treatment skills using the following patient scenario and corresponding questions. Disclaimer: The following case is fiction and for educational purposes only.Image Generated with Microsoft Bing AI​Case 1:A 72-year-old woman with a history of rheumatoid arthritis treated with weekly…

Today in 10 minutes or less you’ll learn:Medscape breaks down PA SatisfactionStay motivated while in schoolThe dark side of medicine by a pro…the last thing I remember is driving my carAre PA's Satisfied?Generated with Microsoft Bing AI​​Medscape dove into the statistics regarding PA career satisfaction in the year 2023. Some results interesting, some not so much, so let's dive into some keys points:> 45% of PAs neither favor nor oppose the Physician Associate name change> 90%…

Thank you for subscribing to the The PA Rx Newsletter! The Friday Case Challenge includes difficult-to-diagnose conditions, some of which are not frequently encountered by most clinicians, but are nonetheless important to accurately recognize. Test your diagnostic and treatment skills using the following patient scenario and corresponding questions.   Image Generated with Microsoft Bing AI Meet a 35-year-old male patient who presents to your clinic with a longstanding history of gastrointestinal complaints. He describes his…

Today in 10 minutes or less you'll learn:How to tackle student loans like a proProviders vs Insurance companies“...isn’t there supposed to be air in your lungs?”Sallie Mae - dayGenereated with Microsoft Bing AISee what I did there?Student loans are never fun to talk about, let alone deal with. Trust me, as I am writing this I will be married to Sallie Mae for another few years. PA School can leave graduates with overwhelming student loan…