Image of the Week: Neck Pain, Difficulty Swallowing, and Numbness of the Tongue
A 21-year-old woman presents with a 1-year history of neck pain, difficulty swallowing, and numbness of the tongue.
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Slideshows
Derm Dx: A Bothersome Lesion of the Buccal Mucosa
A 76-year-old woman presents for evaluation of a bothersome lesion of the left buccal mucosa that has been present for approximately 2 weeks.
Ortho Dx: Assessing Chronic Lower Back Pain in an Older Man
A 71-year-old man presents with chronic lower back pain for many years that is affecting his ability to walk.
Ortho Dx: Assessing Chronic Lower Back Pain in an Older Man
A 71-year-old man presents with chronic lower back pain for many years that is affecting his ability to walk.
Derm Dx: Erythematous, Scaling Plaques and Pitting of the Nails
A 52-year-old man presents with psoriasis of longstanding duration as well as erythematous, scaling plaques and pitting of all nails.
Image of the Week: Irritability and Lethargy in an Infant
An 11-month-old boy with a 2-day history of irritability and lethargy is brought to the emergency department by his mother.
Ortho Dx: Left Knee Pain and Deformity Following a Fall
A 63-year-old man presents to the emergency department with left knee pain and deformity following a fall from his deck.
Derm Dx: Hyperpigmented Axillary Macules
Hyperpigmented macules are observed in the axillae of a 9-year-old girl who presents for treatment of poison ivy.
Image of the Week: A 2-Year History of Headaches and Blurred Vision
A 29-year-old man presents with a 2-year history of headaches and blurred vision; examination reveals a superotemporal visual field defect.
Ortho Dx: Bilateral Knee Pain
A 57-year-old women presents with bilateral knee pain and varus deformities of both knees seen on radiographic evaluation.
Podcasts
Canadian physician assistants: A new profession with new educational insight
Canada’s educational training programs are some of the most innovative in the world and use techniques that promote the skills that future clinicians need.
Clinical officers improve health care in Kenya
Clinical officers outnumber physicians working in Kenya, and tend to work in rural areas where the need for health care is greatest.
Starting a physician assistant program in Liberia
Steve Trexler, an American PA with over 30 years of experience, discusses the development of a physician assistant program in Liberia.
In the wake of the Ebola crisis, PAs in Liberia face professional challenges
Physician assistants in Liberia have played a key role in their country’s health care during times of crisis, but they still face professional challenges.
PAs in India expanding from specialty areas to primary care
Ebin Abraham, PA, explains how the Indian PA profession began in cardiology and is now starting to expand into primary care to help meet rural health needs.
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