MDpocket Physician Assistant Gannon University - 2019
MDpocket Physician Assistant Gannon - 2019
This Physician Assistant Studies guide for Gannon University from MDpocket contains detailed and up-to-date medical information for healthcare professionals working in clinics or other outpatient settings. This compact pocket-size reference has information on writing and performing physical exams, assessing cardiac murmurs, strength testing, dermatome areas, and interpreting EKGs and much more. The Gannon University edition provides over 100 pages of vital day-to-day medical treatments, management and workup specifically for a Physician Assistant or Physician Assistant Students. See the full list of included topics inside this reference guide on how to diagnose, write, and take care of patients with the link below.
2019 Updates
Hypertension guidelines – 1 page added to the 2019 Hypertension chapter (now a 2 page layout) to define the new blood pressure measurements and classifications. This additional page adds patient specific considerations when selecting blood pressure medications. Recent hypertension guidelines were changed in 2017 as defined by evidence based guidelines and can be found at: Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults, Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2017), doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.006.
Anticoagulation – Added newest novel anticoagulation medications approved - Edoxaban and Betrixaban to the rapidly growing list of anticoagulants. Rearrangement of the table was done to provide more information for the user on dosing, uses, precautions, drug interactions, and monitoring.
Microbiology chart and antibiotic spectrums – 2019 updated current antibiotic coverage based on the most accurate information to improve the changing spectrum of drug coverage. New antibiotic chart demonstrates spectrum of coverage from ++ to - and improves the original design with guidelines established by Sanford and package inserts.
Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, and Constipation Medications – 1 additional page added to this update and now includes current medications and doses for opioid induced constipation (OIC), chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC), irritable bowel syndrome - constipation (IBS-C). Nausea and vomiting medications were organized and brand names added for completeness.
Immunizations 2019
Latest immunization guidelines from Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for 2019 that include infant, child, adolescent, adult, and high risk groups.
Changes to 2018 version:
Adult Schedule
LAIV has been listed separately from inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) on the immunization schedule and is an option for adult through age 49 (excluding those listed).
Heplisav-B was add to the 2019 schedule as an option routinely administered in 2 doses given at least 4 weeks apart. It can be used as a substitute in a 3-dose series with a different hepatitis B vaccine, but a valid 2-dose series requires 2 doses of Heplisav-B with at least 4 weeks between doses.
Additional language add to table for precautions, delay and contraindications:
Precaution – vaccine might be indicated if benefit of protection outweighs risk of adverse reaction is highlighted in orange
Delay in vaccination – vaccine that should not be given to pregnant women is highlighted in pink
Contraindicated or use not recommended – vaccine should not be administered because of risk factors for serious adverse reaction is highlighted in red.
Child and Adolescent Schedule
LAIV has been listed separately from inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) on the immunization schedule.
Precaution added to Meningococcal B vaccine for pregnancy.
Tdap updated to with catch-up vaccination and use in pregnant adolescents.
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