loading...| Preferred Name |
Physician Assistant |
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| Synonyms |
Physician Assistant PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT physician assistant PA |
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| Definitions |
A person trained and qualified to provide comprehensive diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic medical care and services to patients under the guidance of the physician. A scope of physician assistant professional activity does not include the full range of interpretation of medical findings requiring the full professional background of the licensed physician. PAs are licensed by a state authority. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53423 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A health professional who is licensed to do certain medical procedures under the guidance of a doctor. A physician assistant may take medical histories, do physical exams, take blood and urine samples, care for wounds, and give injections and immunizations. |
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| code |
C53423 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54584 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54585 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CTRP FDA |
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| DEFINITION |
A person trained and qualified to provide comprehensive diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic medical care and services to patients under the guidance of the physician. A scope of physician assistant professional activity does not include the full range of interpretation of medical findings requiring the full professional background of the licensed physician. PAs are licensed by a state authority. |
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| Display_Name |
Physician Assistant |
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| FULL_SYN |
Physician Assistant PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT physician assistant PA |
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| label |
Physician Assistant |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Physician_Assistant |
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| Preferred_Name |
Physician Assistant |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C53423 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Occupation or Discipline |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0031833 |
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| subClassOf |