Surgical Patient Care Exam Review: Preoperative to Postoperative Management for Physician Assistants
Surgical Patient Care Exam Review: Preoperative to Postoperative Management for Physician Assistants Prepare for your physician assistant certification exam with this detailed review of surgical patient care from A Comprehensive Review for the Certification and Recertification Examinations for Physician Assistants by Claire Babcock O'Connell and Thea Cogan-Drew. This summary includes preoperative risk assessment, trauma and burn management, surgical nutrition, and postoperative complication handling. Watch the podcast summary above and subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more clinical exam prep and surgical patient care insights. Preoperative Evaluation Patient History & Examination: Use AMPLE mnemonic (Allergies, Medications, Past medical history, Last meal, Events) and DRUGS mnemonic for drug history. Risk Assessment: Identify cardiac risks, anesthesia complications, and DVT risk; initiate prophylaxis with heparin, enoxaparin, warfarin, or fondaparinux. ...