Cardiology, An Issue of Physician Assistant Clinics (PDF)

by DePalma DHSc, PA-C, CLS, CHC, FNLA, AACC, DFAAPA, Sondra (ed.)

In this issue of Physician Assistant Clinics, guest editor Sondra DePalma brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Cardiology. Cardiology is the largest internal medicine subspecialty for PAs and this number is expected to increase in the next few years. In this issue, top PA experts provide updates in this critical area to educate PAs on various assessments and interventions for common cardiology concerns.- Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including a primer on primary and secondary hypertension; health equity and social determinants of health; atrial arrhythmias: atrial fibrillation and flutter; common (and not so common) conditions in pediatric cardiology; chest pain evaluation; and more- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on cardiology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews