Physician Assistant Exam For Dummies®, Premier Edition
Physician Assistant Exam For Dummies®, Premier Edition
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About the Authors
Dr. Rich Snyder, DO, is an osteopathic physician who resides in Easton, Pennsylvania. He’s a kidney specialist, board-certified in both internal medicine and nephrology. He did his internal medicine residency at Abington Memorial Hospital and completed both clinical and research fellowships in nephrology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He also has experience in graduate medical education. As a former associate program director and osteopathic program director at Easton Hospital, he was responsible for both the administration and education of medical residents and medical students.
In addition to maintaining a full-time clinical practice at Lehigh Valley Nephrology Associates, he has authored and co-authored several articles in peer-reviewed journals, including the American Journal of Kidney Disease and Kidney International. He has also presented at national meetings, including the National Kidney Foundation’s Annual Meeting. In addition to being a coauthor of Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies, he has written the books What You Must Know about Kidney Disease: A Practical Guide to Using Conventional and Complementary Treatments and What You Must Know about Dialysis: Ten Secrets to Surviving and Thriving on Dialysis.
He’s also been interviewed regionally and nationally on radio and television about integrative medicine and kidney disease. He can be heard weekly on his show, Improve Your Kidney Health, on VoiceAmerica Radio Health & Wellness channel.
Barry Schoenborn lives in Nevada City, California. He’s a longtime technical and science writer with more than 35 years of experience. He’s written hundreds of user manuals. In the past, Barry’s technical writing company worked with the State of California agency CalRecycle to teach scientists and administrators how to write clearly.
Barry’s the co-author of Technical Math For Dummies, Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies, and Storage Area Networks: Designing and Implementing a Mass Storage System.
He was a movie reviewer for the Los Angeles Herald-Dispatch newspaper and wrote a monthly political newspaper column for The Union newspaper of Grass Valley, California, for seven years. Barry’s publishing company, Willow Valley Press, published Dandelion Through the Crack: The Sato Family Quest for the American Dream, which won the 2008 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing.
Dedications
Rich Snyder: This book I dedicate to my mother, Nancy Snyder, a registered nurse and constant source of inspiration and encouragement.
I also dedicate this book to Patty Paul, RN. I speak for everyone at Lehigh Valley Nephrology Associates when I say that you live on in our hearts and minds. Your daughter-in-law, Donielle Paul, PA-C, embodies those same important qualities: kindness, compassion, and a commitment to medical excellence. We are lucky to have her with us in LVNA.
I finally dedicate this book to physician assistants everywhere. Thank you for your decision to work in the medical profession. It is a noble profession, and we thank you.
Barry Schoenborn: I dedicate this book to Frances H. Kakugawa, perhaps the most inspiring person I’ve ever met. She’s the author of ten books, three of which (Breaking the Silence: A Caregiver’s Voice, Mosaic Moon: Caregiving Through Poetry, and Wordsworth Dances the Waltz) have helped hundreds of Alzheimer’s caregivers find courage and strength.
This excellent author-poet conducts classes in poetry and journaling for caregivers. In her unique way, she has improved the quality of care for countless Alzheimer’s sufferers.
Authors’ Acknowledgments
Rich Snyder: I would not have been able to write this book without the heroic efforts of Barry Schoenborn. He is a gifted writer, and his brilliance is outshined only by his great sense of humor. I want to thank Vicki Adang for her help and guidance as well as all of the great editors we had the privilege of working with. I also want to thank Matt Wagner of Fresh Books for being in our corner.
Finally, I would like to thank everyone at Lehigh Valley Nephrology Associates for being the great people they are to work with. Many happy years to come!
Barry Schoenborn: This book wouldn’t have been possible without the Herculean efforts of co-author Rich Snyder. It’s amazing how much he knows! We were supported by a great team at John Wiley & Sons (Vicki Adang, Danielle Voirol, Jessica Smith, and Tracy Boggier) who worked hard to make this book a reality. They’re very talented and also happen to be the nicest people you’ll ever meet! Many thanks to our technical editors, Antoinette Polito and Jennifer Snyder. A big thanks, too, to Matt Wagner of Fresh Books Literary Agency, who presented us to Wiley.
Rich and I also are grateful to Intermountain Healthcare and Frank G. Yanowitz, MD, professor of medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, and medical director, ECG Department, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, for their generosity and permission to use the electrocardiogram materials.
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