 Physician Assistants
"Physician Assistants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Health professionals who practice medicine as members of a team with their supervising physicians. They deliver a broad range of medical and surgical services to diverse populations in rural and urban settings. Duties may include physical exams, diagnosis and treatment of disease, interpretation of tests, assist in surgery, and prescribe medications. (from http://www.aapa.orglabout-pas accessed 2114/2011)
| Descriptor ID |
D010823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.067.740 N02.360.067.740
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| Concept/Terms |
Physician Assistants- Physician Assistants
- Assistants, Physician
- Physician Assistant
- Physicians' Assistants
- Assistant, Physicians'
- Assistants, Physicians'
- Physician's Assistants
- Physicians Assistants
- Physicians' Assistant
- Physicians' Extenders
- Extender, Physicians'
- Extenders, Physicians'
- Physician Extenders
- Physician's Extenders
- Physicians' Extender
- Doctor's Assistants
- Assistant, Doctor's
- Assistants, Doctor's
- Doctor Assistants
- Doctor's Assistant
Anesthesia Assistants- Anesthesia Assistants
- Anesthesia Assistant
- Assistant, Anesthesia
- Assistants, Anesthesia
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physician Assistants" by people in Profiles.
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Moheet AM, Shapshak AH, Brissie MA, Abulhasan YB, Brophy GM, Frontera J, Hall WR, John S, Kalanuria AA, Kumar A, Lele AV, Mainali S, May CC, Mayer SA, McCredie V, Silva GS, Singh JM, Steinberg A, Sung G, Tesoro EP, Yakhkind A. Neurocritical Care Resource Utilization in Pandemics: A Statement by the Neurocritical Care Society. Neurocrit Care. 2020 08; 33(1):13-19.
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Curry K, Ferguson LA, Livesay SL. PAs and NPs are not interchangeable. JAAPA. 2020 May; 33(5):13-14.
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Kleinpell RM, Grabenkort WR, Kapu AN, Constantine R, Sicoutris C. Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Acute and Critical Care: A Concise Review of the Literature and Data 2008-2018. Crit Care Med. 2019 10; 47(10):1442-1449.
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Stevens NR, Ziadni MS, Lillis TA, Gerhart J, Baker C, Hobfoll SE. Perceived lack of training moderates relationship between healthcare providers' personality and sense of efficacy in trauma-informed care. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2019 11; 32(6):679-693.
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Wilson AB, Furman J, Orozco JM. Associations between professional development benefits and PA career satisfaction. JAAPA. 2019 Feb; 32(2):36-40.
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Manning BT, Bohl DD, Redondo ML, Gerlinger TL, Sporer SM, Paprosky WG, Levine BR. Midlevel Providers in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Patient's Perspective. Iowa Orthop J. 2019; 39(1):211-216.
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Manning BT, Bohl DD, Luchetti TJ, Christian DR, Fernandez JJ, Cohen MS, Wysocki RW. Physician Extenders in Hand Surgery: The Patient's Perspective. Hand (N Y). 2019 Jan; 14(1):127-132.
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Kleinpell R, Ward NS, Kelso LA, Mollenkopf FP, Houghton D. Provider to patient ratios for nurse practitioners and physician assistants in critical care units. Am J Crit Care. 2015 May; 24(3):e16-21.
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Pastores SM, O'Connor MF, Kleinpell RM, Napolitano L, Ward N, Bailey H, Mollenkopf FP, Coopersmith CM. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education resident duty hour new standards: history, changes, and impact on staffing of intensive care units. Crit Care Med. 2011 Nov; 39(11):2540-9.
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Moote M, Krsek C, Kleinpell R, Todd B. Physician assistant and nurse practitioner utilization in academic medical centers. Am J Med Qual. 2011 Nov-Dec; 26(6):452-60.
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