Physician Assistant PANCE & PANRE: a QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide

By Kathryn Almquist

Essentials for supporting Physician’s Assistants (PA-S) and Certified Physician’s Assistants (PA-C) in a stripped down, need-to-know 6 page laminated guide to the PANCE/PANRE registry exam. Focus is on exam content areas that are important in practice analysis as outlined by the NCCPA. The study guide is split into the content task areas that the NCCPA has highlighted in their exam content blueprint. To increase scores for certification and recertification this guide is a must-have.
6-page laminated guide includes:

• Overview
• History-Taking Skills
• Risk Factors For Selected Medical Conditions
• Performing Physical Examinations
• Laboratory Studies
• Diagnostic Studies
• Clinical Intervention
• Formulating Diagnoses
• Health Maintenance
• Pharmaceutical Therapeutics
• Basic Science Concepts
• Organ System Disorders

• Language: English
• Publisher: BarCharts, Inc.
• Release date: May 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781423240730

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Physicians Assistant

Overview

The physician assistant (PA) is a key member of the medical team who works under the supervision of a physician and other providers.

The physician assistant student (PA-S) is preparing for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE). Upon completion of an accredited educational program, the PA-S is eligible to sit for the PANCE exam.

The certified physician assistant (PA-C) must be recertified every 6 or 10 years, depending on the year of your last certification. The PA-C is required to take the Physician Assistant National Recertifying Exam (PANRE).

Maintaining PA-C Certification (PANRE)

The six-year certification-maintenance cycle is divided into three two-year periods (five two-year periods for those now on the ten- year cycle)

During every two-year period, PA-C des- ignees must earn and log a minimum of 100 credits of continuing medical education (CME).

By the end of the sixth year (or tenth year) of the certification-maintenance cycle, PA-C designees must have also passed a recertification exam.

he PANRE is designed to assess gen- eral medical and surgical knowledge.

Practice-Focused Component of the PANRE

There are choices when taking the PANRE. While 60% of the exam will cover the same general primary care content as PANCE, the remaining 40% can be directed toward more general questions focused on one of three areas:

Adult medicine

Surgery

Primary care

This option gives the PA-C the opportunity to focus a portion of the exam on their specific area of practice, although primary care can still be chosen for a more general test.

No matter which option is chosen, the con- tent blueprint remains the same because it is still an exam based on general knowledge.

The score report and certification credentials received will not show focus on a specific area—all credentials are the same regardless of choice.

Physicians Assistant

History-Taking Skills

The initial presentation and plan for assessment and treatment that becomes part of the patient's medical record includes:

Important information as it pertains to certain medical conditions

Risk factors for selected medical conditions

Comprehensive and direct interviews

Pertinent historical information

General Framework

Presenting complaint

History of presenting complaint, including investigations and treatment and referrals already arranged and provided

Past medical history: significant past diseases/illnesses and surgery, including complications or trauma

Drug history: Prescribed and over-the- counter; allergies

Family history, especially parents, siblings, and children

Social history: smoking, alcohol, drugs, accommodation and living arrangements, marital status, baseline functioning, occupation, pets, and hobbies

Systems review: cardiovascular system, respiratory system, gastrointestinal