Rotation and # Week # PICO/CAT Mini-Question Surgery, Rt 1 1 Are dressings saturated with silver more effective at reducing surgical site infections than silver-free dressings in postoperative patients? Surgery, Rt 1 2 Is music therapy beneficial as a non-pharmacological adjunct to pain management for patients in the PACU as compared to only pharmacologic intervention? Surgery, Rt 1 4 Is scrubbing with Chlorhexidine superior to povidone-iodine as an antiseptic antibacterial agent in achieving antisepsis before surgery? Family Medicine, Rt 2 2 Does screening for prostate cancer with PSA testing decrease prostate cancer mortality? Family Medicine, Rt 2 4 Is universal …

An asthmatic patient at the clinic presented with a non-productive cough predominately at night, suggesting uncontrolled asthma. This prompted me to research uncontrolled asthma, its co-morbid risk factors and appropriate treatment based on the step-wise approach. According to the article, those patients with uncontrolled asthma refractory to other treatment should try adding a monoclonal antibody, omalizumab, to their treatment as a promising therapeutic option.

History  Identifying Data:  Full Name – SH Sex – Female Date of Birth – 1979 Date & Time – 3/18/21  Location – Far Rockaway   Race – AA Source of Information – Self, Reliable  Source of Referral – Self  Chief Complaint: abdominal pain x 3 months History of Present Illness:  41 yo AA female with pmh of asthma, IDA, vitamin D deficiency, furuncle of back, asthma, HLD and obesity presents c/o abdominal pain x 3 months. Pt states since 01/2021 she has experienced intermittent, generalized abdominal pain. Pt states pain occurs in relapsing/remitting pattern. She can’t point to specific foods …

Carly Schreiber Professor Kirk  Biomedical Ethics Reflection Paper  This essay captures a draft ethical framework guiding my first five years of clinical practice including both my decision to become a physician assistant along with the anticipated, most important aspects of clinical practice. My decision to pursue the career of physician assistant was multifaceted. From a patient-centered perspective, the ability to help individuals both physically and emotionally built on personal relationships drew me in. I desired greatly to play a role in society and the blend of medical and psychosocial aspects excited me. From a more career-focused perspective, there were two …

To: Mayor de Blasio  From: Carly Schreiber Date: January 19, 2020 Re: Expansion of Federal Mandates for Product Packaging of and Increased Awareness about E-Cigarettes  Statement of Issue:  The issue of E-cigarette use has become a predominant, prevalent public health issue with rising numbers amongst both adults and teenagers in recent years. In 2019, over 5 million middle and high school students used e-cigarettes and almost 1 million were reported daily users. Research shows that the majority of teenagers don’t even know what is in their e-cigarette, 66% of them reporting that it only consists of flavoring. According to the …

Format for Mini-CAT Clinical Question: Please state this as briefly as possible based on the scenario provided 23 y/o pregnant F with a PMH of PCOS presents to the gynecologist worried that she will have adverse obstetric outcomes including maternal and neonatal complications. Do women with PCOS have increased adverse obstetric outcomes? PICO Question: Identify the PICO elements (Recalling that some questions do not have all the elements) P – Adult, pre-menopausal females   I – women with PCOS C – women without PCOS O – adverse obstetric outcomes   Search Strategy: Outline the terms used, databases  or other tools …

I feel that I have acquired skills over my two semesters in Clinical Correlations that I did not have before. Despite the course being online and therefore lacking the in-person skill-building, I still felt that through the interaction between my classmates and professor, I was able to work on communication regarding the case, possible differential diagnoses, work up and treatment. A specific skill I feel I have gained is in presenting information that I have researched or organized for an H&P in a clear, concise way. In my first semester of Clinical Correlations, the first round in particular, when assigned …