PA Study Sesh

We're here to provide you short & sweet PANCE review to help you PASS your exam. Today we'll be covering symptoms, diagnosis, and management of inflammatory bowel disease, appendicitis, diverticular disease, IBS, and more. For a complete copy of the show notes including today's take away points, please visit https://pastudysesh.blubrry.net/bowelpart2

We're here to provide you short & sweet PANCE review to help you PASS your exam. Today we'll be covering symptoms, diagnosis, and management of bowel obstruction, intussusception, colon cancer, and Hirschsprung Disease. For a complete copy of the show notes including today's take away points, please visit https://pastudysesh.blubrry.net/bowelobstruction

We're here to provide you short & sweet PANCE review to help you PASS your exam. Today we'll be covering symptoms, diagnosis, and management PUD, gastritis, gastric neoplasms, and pyloric stenosis. For a complete copy of the show notes including today's take away points, please visit https://pastudysesh.blubrry.net/stomach

As always, we're here to provide you with the key blueprint information to help you PASS your PANCE. For full show notes, including my mnemonics and Take Away Points, please visit: https://pastudysesh.blubrry.net/esophagus

So you're procrastinating studying for the PANCE by scrolling through your Facebook Feed and there it is, another "Happy to announce that I'll be working for ______ as a PA!" post. As graduation inches closer, it seems to be all there is. You want to be happy for your classmates, but what you're really thinking is: why can't I find a job?. I want to share with you my experiencing i

As always, we're here to provide you with the key blueprint information to help you PASS your PANCE. For full show notes, including my mnemonics and Take Away Points, please visit: https://pastudysesh.blubrry.net/carditis

Disclaimer: new guidelines as of late 2017 Unlikely to be reflected on PANCE yet. New BP Guidelines: Elevated: 120-129/< 80 Stage 1: 130-139/80-89 Stage 2: 140+/90+ Hypertensive crisis: 180+/120+ with patients needing prompt changes in medication if there are no other indications of problems, or immediate hospitalization if there are signs of organ damage. Medication for Stage 1

This episode is less about boards, more about being thorough and thinking about how to process an EKG systemically in order to not miss something. For boards, it’s ok to jump to what is glaring at you. No questions or take away points associated with this podcast. As promised, here is my EKG Cheatsheet! Evidence of a pacemaker? * Failure to capture * Heart doesn’t “

On this week’s episode, we will be attacking heart failure and finishing off cardiomyopathies. Check out the congenital heart disease episode for information regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy here. Heart Failure * Systolic vs diastolic * Systolic #1 * Heart isn’t strong enough to pump blood * Decreased ejection fraction (aka HFrEF) * Thin ventricular walls * Dilated

On this week’s episode, we’ll be discussing vascular disorders. Please note that we’ll be discussing arteriovenous malformations in the neurology chapter. Peripheral artery disease PAD Picmonic Here! * Pain in lower extremities increased with exercise, relieved with rest * Called claudication * Imagine angina for the legs * Most commonly in the calf * Physical