The Physician Assistant Medical Handbook

1. Cardiology

Arrhythmia: Atrial/Ventricular • Congestive Heart Failure • Cor Pulmonale • Coronary Athersclerotic Heart Disease • Essential Hypertension • Pericarditis/Pericardial Effusion • Valvular Heart Disease (Diastolic/Systolic) • Contusion • Congenital Heart Disease


2. Dermatology

Acne Vulgaris • Alopecia • Bacterial Infections • Benign Cutaneous Neoplasm • Dermatitis/Eczema • Dermatophytosis (Fungal Infection • Infestations of the Skin • Papulosquamous Conditions • Premalignant and Malignant Skin Tumors • Vascular Conditions • Viral Disease (Vesicular) • Viral Infections (Other)


3. Emergency Medicine

Burns • Hyperthermia • Hypothermia • Near Drowning • Poisoning • Psychiatric Emergencies • Respiratory Arrest • Shock • Abdominal Trauma • General Principles/ATLS


4. Endocrinology

Adrenal Disorders • Diabetes Mellitus • Hyperlipidemia • Hyperparathyroid • Metabolic Bone Disease • Pituitary Adenoma • Thyroid Disease


5. Gastroenterology

Appendicitis • Cholicystitis • Crohn’s Disease • Diverticulitis • GERD • Hemorrhoid • Pancreatitis (Acute) • Peptic/Gastric Ulcer • Ulcerative Colitis


6. Gynecology

Bartholins Cyst/Abcess • Cervicitis • Dysmenorrhea • Endometriosis • Fibrocystic Breast Disease • Ovarian Cyst • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease • Pelvic Organ Prolapse • Vaginitis • Normal Pregnancy/Complications


7. Hematology

Bleeding Disorders • Polycythemia Vera • Anemia • Sickle Cell Disease • Arteriosclerosis Obliterans • Embolism/Thrombosis


8. Infectious Disease

Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome • Infective Endocarditis • Gastroenteritis • Gonorrhea • Hepatitis • Mononucleosis • Sepsis • Syphillis • Tuberculosis


9. Nephrology

Acid-Base Disturbances • Acute Renal Failure • Chronic Renal Failure • Electrolyte Imbalances • Glomerular Disease • Nephrolithiasis • Pyelonephritis (Upper Tract Infection) • Renal and Vascular Hypertension • Tubulointerstitial Disease


10. Neurology

Dementia • Encephalitis • Head Injury • Hydrocephalus • Memingioma • Meningitis • Migraine Headache • Multiple Sclerosis • Parkinson’s Disease • Peripheral Neuropathy • Seizure • Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack • Subarachnoid


11. Oncology

Adrenal/Renal Cancer • Breast Cancer • Bladder Cancer • Cervical Cancer • Colorectal Cancer • Gastric Cancer • Glioma • Hodgkin’s Disease • Leukemia • Liver Tumor • Lung Cancer • Lymphoma • Malignant Melanoma • Muscu¬loskeletal Tumor • Multiple Myeloma • Oropharyngeal Cancer • Ovarian Cancer • Pancreatic Cancer • Prostate Cancer • Testicular Cancer • Thyroid Cancer • Uterine Cancer


12. Ophthalmology

Cataracts • Conjunctivitis • Glaucoma • Ocular Hemorrhage • Optic Neuritis • Retinal Detachment


13. Otorhinolaryngology

Benign Positional Vertigo • Cerumen Impaction • Epistaxis • Eustachian Tube Dysfunction • Labyrinthitis • Meniere’s Disease • Nasal Polyps • Otitis Externa • Otitis Media • Pharyngitis • Rhinitis • Sinusitis • Tonsillitis


14. Psychiatry

Adjustment Disorders • Anxiety Disorders • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder • Eating Disorders • Mood Disorders • Personality Disorders • Psychotic Disorders • Somatoform/Dissociative Disorders


15. Pulmonary

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) • Asthma • Bronchitis • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) • Intersitial Lung Disease • Pleural Effusion • Pleurisy • Pneumonia • Pneumothorax • Pulmonary Contusion • Pulmonary Embolism • Sleep Apnea


16. Rheumatology/Orthopedics

Ankylosing Spondylitis • Fibromyalgia • Gout • Osteoarthritis/Osteoarthorosis • Polymyalgia Rheumatica • Rheumatoid Arthritis • Tendonitis/Bursitis • Fracture • Foot • Spine • Strain and Sprain


17. Urology

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia • Epidedymitis • Impotence • Incontinence • Orchitis • Priapism • Prostatitis • Urethritis • Urinary Tract Infection • Hydrocele • Hypospadius • Testicular Torsion • Variococele


18. Anesthesia