A lifesaver - not just for PA students, but for faculty and administrators trying our best to prepare them. Perfect for students to read and use on rotation."- James Van Rhee, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA, Program Director, Yale Physician Assistant Online ProgramThe first pocket-size resource to guide PA students through their family medicine rotationPrepare for and thrive during yourclinical rotationswith the quick-access pocket guide series, The Physician Assistant Student's Guide to the Clinical Year. TheFamily Medicineedition of this 7-volume series, discounted when purchased as a full set, delineates the exact duties required in this specialty. Written by experienced PA educators, this guide details the clinical approach tocommon presentationssuch as abdominal pain, headache and fatigue. It also provides a systems-based approach to more than 70 of themost frequently encountered disease entitiesyou will see in this rotation, including diabetes, anxiety, and coronary artery disease. Distinguished by brief, bulleted content with handy tables and figures, the reference offers all pertinentlaboratory and imaging studiesneeded to confirm a diagnosis, withmedication and management guidelines. This guide also describes themost common proceduresyou will learn during the family medicine rotation, including incision and drainage, joint injections, and skin biopsies. Key Features:Provides apocket-sizeoverview of the PA family medicine rotationDescribes common clinical presentations, disease entities, and proceduresOffers a step-by-step approach to diagnosis and treatment planningOffersclinical pearlsthroughoutReflects the2019 NCCPA PANCE blueprintIncludes two bonus digital chapters! Three guided case studies to reinforce clinical reasoning plus 25 rotation exam-style questions with remediating rationalesIncludes full digital access on Springerpub ConnectOther books in this series:The Physician Assistant Student's Guide to the Clinical Year:Internal MedicineEmergency MedicineSurgeryOB-GYNPediatricsBehavioral Health | The Physician Assistant Student's Guide To The Clinical Year by Gerald Kayingo, Paperback | Indigo Chapters