physician assistants

Preferred Label : physician assistants;

MeSH definition : Health professionals who practice medicine as members of a team with their supervising physicians. They deliver a broad range of medical and surgical services to diverse populations in rural and urban settings. Duties may include physical exams, diagnosis and treatment of disease, interpretation of tests, assist in surgery, and prescribe medications. (from http://www.aapa.orglabout-pas accessed 2114/2011);

MeSH synonym : physicians' assistant; physicians assistants; doctor's assistants; physician assistant; assistants, physicians'; physician's assistants; assistants, doctor's; doctor assistants; doctor's assistant; physicians' assistants; assistant, physicians'; extender, physicians'; extenders, physicians'; physician extenders; physician's extenders; physicians' extender; assistant, doctor's; assistants, physician; physicians' extenders; Doctor Assistant; Doctors Assistant; Physician Extender; Physician's Extender; Physicians Extender;

CISMeF synonym : medex; assistant, physician;

Related MeSH term : feldshers; Feldsher;

MeSH annotation : coordinate IM with specialty (IM); PARAMEDICS see ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL is available;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physician assistants;

Details

Origin ID

D010823;

UMLS CUI

C0031833;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- education [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- organization & administration [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Dental Assistant [NCIt concept]
- Extender Device [NCIt concept]
- Justices' clerk's assistant (occupation) [SNOMED CT concept]
- extender [IUPAC Term]
- physician assistant [NCCMERP Descriptor]
- physician assistant [NCCMERP Descriptor]
- physician assistant [NCCMERP Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Physician Assistant [NCIt concept]
- Physician assistant [LOINC method]
- Physician assistant (occupation) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- feldshers [MeSH concept]
- physician assistants [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- allied health occupations [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Professional or Occupational Group [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Physician Assistant [NCIt concept]
- Physician assistant [LOINC method]
- Physician assistant (occupation) [SNOMED CT concept]

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