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Evaluation Of Early Primary Care Implementation Of Point Of Care Ultrasound In Outcomes Of Patients With Dyspnea As Compared To Standard Diagnostic Exams, Mcglinchey Chase May 2022

Evaluation Of Early Primary Care Implementation Of Point Of Care Ultrasound In Outcomes Of Patients With Dyspnea As Compared To Standard Diagnostic Exams, Mcglinchey Chase

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Papers

The purpose of this systematic literature review is to evaluate the applicability of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in rural primary care. More specifically, the review seeks to evaluate the use of POCUS regarding outcomes in patients with dyspnea. Six of the most common and potentially life-threatening causes of dyspnea were chosen to review. They are asthma, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, pneumothorax, and pulmonary embolism. In this review, a literature search was performed using the following electronic databases: PubMed, Cochran Review, and Google Scholar. Only articles since 2011 were selected for review with the majority being …


Integrative Medicine In Primary Care, Ashley M. Bjornerud Jan 2018

Integrative Medicine In Primary Care, Ashley M. Bjornerud

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Papers

Integrative medicine (IM) is an approach to care that puts the patient at the center and addresses the full range of physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual and environmental influences that affect a person’s health (Rakel, 2017). Commonly, integrative medicine is associated with complementary and alternative medicine therapies (CAM). These are two separate entities. CAM is one of the modalities used in integrative medicine.

The review of the literature on IM analyzed studies in primary care settings in all parts of the world. Definitions of IM and CAM are evaluated. Defining what IM is and how to incorporate this approach in …