PA Rotation Block

Interdisciplinary

Physician Assistant

Intermediate

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Upon completion of this course, students will have been exposed to a variety of common conditions and been tested on their clinical reasoning and decision-making.

Case 001

3m 17s

912 | Acute onset, right hip pain

1 min 39 sec

70 | Acute onset fever, sore throat and rash

0 min 55 sec

996 | Acute onset, sharp and pleuritic chest pain on the left side

1 min 44 sec

531 | Acute Onset Cough with history of fever and intercostal retractions

1 min 2 sec

480 | Lesion on fingertip, concern for self-harm

1 min 1 sec

995 | Acute onset, diffuse abdominal pain radiating to the back

2 min 18 sec

490 | Acute onset, vesicular rash

1 min 6 sec

787 | Weight loss and food refusal

2 min 46 sec

Description

How do you supplement the in-person clinical rotations of future PA’s with patient video cases that round out their knowledge? That’s the essence of this course, which comprises 8 cases designed to build the clinical reasoning of PA’s progressing through the second semester of their clinical year. Questions in this course are mostly free response, which allows students to write their own answers to such questions as:

What additional questions would you ask her at this time? (think OPQRSTA)
What is in your differential diagnosis? Select up to 4 correct answers
What blood test is important to order at this time given her medical history?
Which consults would you order as part of your admit orders on this patient?

Learning objectives

Practice your patient interviewing skills by identifying relevant questions to ask
Test your awareness of the urgency of specific vital signs
Build a differential diagnosis for each patient video case
Assess your knowledge of common tests and their appropriateness to the cases at hand
Start to create treatment plans for follow-up care