Congenital CMV infection presenting with massive intracerebral hemorrhage.

Introduction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common intrauterine infection and the developing nervous system is a frequent target, suffering a range of injuries from subclinical to catastrophic.

Case Presentation: A 20-week gestational age fetus was found to have a large echogenic focus in one cerebral hemisphere. Congenital CMV infection was identified by amniocentesis and maternal serology.

Analysis of 2011 physician assistant education debt load.

This study seeks to investigate how physician assistants (PAs) finance their education and to characterize the educational debt of PA students. Data from the 2011 American Academy of PAs (AAPA)-Physician Assistant Education Association Graduating Student Survey were used to explore the educational debt of PA students. The median total educational debt of a PA student graduating in 2011 was $80,000.

Health Information Exchange in Emergency Medicine.

Emergency physicians often must make critical, time-sensitive decisions with a paucity of information with the realization that additional unavailable health information may exist. Health information exchange enables clinician access to patient health information from multiple sources across the spectrum of care. This can provide a more complete longitudinal record, which more accurately reflects the way most patients obtain care: across multiple providers and provider organizations.

Physician assistant education: an analysis of the Journal of Physician Assistant Education.

Purpose: The literature of a profession reflects its vitality, activity, and intellectual temperature. A thorough review of literature can reveal areas of growth and improvement as well as serve as a means to share relevant research accomplishments. As the physician assistant (PA) education profession continues to thrive and expand, it is important for the literature that reflects the profession to also develop and expand its audience.