CUNY Academic Commons | Melinda Chen Chiu | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/melindacchiu/activity/ Activity feed for Melinda Chen Chiu. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 f4273b1b8543d8301e87bcb5c5fea64d Melinda Chen Chiu's profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/753380/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:37:07 -0400 d870283e6b1fc668d2a53f230a87b7cf Melinda Chen Chiu changed their profile picture https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/744922/ Sun, 21 Feb 2021 01:32:25 -0500 575a233d73182571f37cb3220408c03c Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=405 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:01:04 -0500 Melinda Chiu – Clinical Procedure Logs

]]> 4c21c0237ee854f1287007c493daad4b Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=399 Sun, 07 Feb 2021 22:18:57 -0500 Even before starting PA school, I had a strong interest in surgery. I would “follow” and subscribe to accounts on websites such as Youtube, Instagram and Facebook that showed content of surgeries. I also wou […]

]]> 76627346bd2406fdea68e98c51c73c91 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=397 Sun, 07 Feb 2021 19:20:43 -0500 For my surgery site evaluations, I decided to prepare SOAP notes. This choice made the most sense, since everyday’s patient contact mostly consisted of the time spent during the morning rounds. Writing these n […]

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]]> 8fe4fccf01cd1f99479bdbcb7effb875 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=386 Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:19:01 -0500 Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis (Review)

Jaschinski T, Mosch CG, Eikermann M, Neugebauer EAM, Sauerland S

Within the first week of my surgery rotation, I have already come across 3 […]

]]> 305bb91c4a700a2fb33f6f02875bdc6f Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=382 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 18:27:05 -0500 Melinda Chiu – Typhon

]]> cb7a76e105f7a6954d27085755a6fd9b Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=379 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:16:21 -0500 For my Pediatric site evaluations, I presented an H&P in each. The first meeting I talked about a patient who came into the Pediatric ED due to low Hemoglobin-Hematocrit readings on blood work performed at their […]

]]> 8c27ad50f369e5b92b893faecaec0165 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=375 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:54:36 -0500 I had grown up with a daycare in my home since the age of 5 through my early 20s. This has given me experience with children between the ages of 2.5 to 5, but rarely in the medical capacity. I was nervous about my […]

]]> f48df93dcec0f21a1891727ae6d94f52 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=371 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 23:21:08 -0500 Melinda Chiu – Ped H&P1

]]> 9a8d3fba0ece6791c889d2d65109e12e Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=369 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 23:20:29 -0500 Relationship between iron deficiency anemia and febrile seizures in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis
By: Byung Ok Kwak, Kyungmin Kim, Soo-Nyung Kim and Ran Lee

For my case presentation, I […]

]]> e6dd1853705c31930554612c83dae7f8 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=366 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:36:07 -0500 What one thing would you want the preceptor or other colleagues to notice about your work in this rotation?
From starting my rotation at NYPQ for Internal Medicine, to my Long Term Care rotation, I have spent a […]

]]> d20fff72ca63b545c5c913aeda5e0f42 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=361 Sun, 22 Nov 2020 16:09:28 -0500 For my Long Term Care site evaluations, each meeting we were to present an H&P. What was different about these write ups was that there was additional focus on our patients’ living situations, as well as […]

]]> 0e09056c171af25642e3d938c6a1a582 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=348 Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:04:36 -0500 Melinda Chiu – Cover letter
Melinda Chiu – Resume

]]> 056107355ddff37131e76548189797c5 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=342 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 02:54:45 -0500 Melinda-Chiu-Final-CAT

]]> 4ed505cfee478895b878304728aa4b62 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=340 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 02:41:18 -0500 To create my PANCE preparation plan, I first reviewed the PANCE blueprint. I noted the percentages at which the topics are tested to see what is most important to master before taking the exam.

Next, I reviewed […]

]]> 3092e97c5f2d7852e20049671ce54a45 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=337 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 02:34:25 -0500 Melinda Chiu – LTC H&P

]]> 4a95087b96af352748332a8a8ab2cbc6 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=335 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 02:32:22 -0500 Effect of Aspirin on Disability-free Survival in the Healthy Elderly
By McNeil et al.
N Engl J Med 2018;379:1499-508

During my rotations, I have noticed many geriatric patients placed on Aspirin. From my first […]

]]> b58550175d7fd4a67a21f6900c4200b7 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=332 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 02:31:27 -0500 Melinda Chiu – LTC typhon log

]]> b0ba86e095ac411271e79d9491e667b5 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=328 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 15:05:27 -0400 My experience at NYPQ Internal Medicine department was eye-opening. Prior to the rotation, I did not know what to expect. Now having experienced it, I have so much more respect for the specialty. The PAs that I […]

]]> f05281f1f4718519ac5a8389170fe84c Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=326 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:13:22 -0400 My Internal Medicine site evaluations were held on-site at NYPQ. For the first evaluation, I prepared a H&P and 5 pharmacology cards. The second evaluation was the big one! I brought in another H&P, 5 more […]

]]> 0a85314dc94f48d0cede02d763b99359 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=318 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 16:24:35 -0400 Melinda Chiu – IM H&P 1&2

]]> 9916bf6f304d39248140db6cbb5ac9cc Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=316 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 16:22:13 -0400 Association of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo with vitamin D deficiency: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mohammed A. AlGarni, Ahmad A. Mirza, Awwadh A. Althobaiti, Hanan H. Al-Nemari & Lamees S. […]

]]> 9ddcec63ffdb7e9a903b3a10c7a5987d Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=313 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 16:17:10 -0400 Melinda Chiu – IM Typhon

]]> f83c7eb65ea6db1a9d4295748d75500d Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=310 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 01:25:31 -0400 My Emergency Medicine experience at Metropolitan was one I cannot forget. I thoroughly enjoyed the variety of cases that came into the ED daily. One moment you may be seeing an undomiciled patient who simply […]

]]> ef2dc95f9a773a805319f75c5947e4ec Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=308 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:13:47 -0400 My Emergency Medicine site evaluation was held with me and two classmates. On the first day, I presented my H&P on a patient who came in with pain that radiated from his back, to his general abdomen, and then to […]

]]> d90e061c745f68bc941c22f8aa72d1ca Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=305 Sun, 20 Sep 2020 15:54:40 -0400 Melinda Chiu – EM Typhon Log

]]> fcb31661e7dd8dc71151c7b132b7ee94 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=300 Sun, 13 Sep 2020 20:00:36 -0400 Emergency Medicine – H&P

]]> d139924e662e931ad2407998442304a6 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=297 Sun, 13 Sep 2020 19:56:36 -0400 In patients presenting to the emergency department with skin and soft tissue infections what is the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasonography for the diagnosis of abscess compared to the current […]

]]> 2b7ea3332fb10948156bd030437f08b1 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=283 Fri, 21 Aug 2020 22:47:28 -0400 Family Medicine Typhon Log

]]> 58c230d734cc2d0717dc611097c141c5 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=278 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 23:09:40 -0400 My prior rotations before this one was very problem/specialty-focused. From working in an urgent care, to psychiatry, to OBGYN, I was used to focusing on specific aspects of a patient’s complaint. Starting i […]

]]> bc870f0becf701768d28c6acf5ecbc36 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=275 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 20:37:12 -0400 For my site evaluation, it was with two other students, one on their Family Medicine rotation like me, and the other on Ambulatory Care. They presented their H&Ps first. The one that stood out to me was about a […]

]]> 6fc968ea8ab9e785e3d956d1c4fdcd36 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=273 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 20:22:06 -0400 Alcohol intake and risk of incident rosacea in US women
Suyun Li, PhD candidate1, Eunyoung Cho, ScD2,3,4, Aaron M. Drucker, MD2, Abrar A. Qureshi, MD, MPH2,3,4, and Wen-Qing Li, PhD2,3
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 […]

]]> 261dfc4048d8d32890334a42a1762b24 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=270 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 20:20:41 -0400 Comprehensive H&P Family Medicine 1

]]> 7a05954e3387aa68e9954effbac5adc5 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=266 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:11:57 -0400 OBGYN – Typhon logs

]]> b44a7f9ab8e8ab5697efc5f8177fc721 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=264 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 21:55:29 -0400 What was a memorable patient or experience that I’ll carry with me?

There was a 19 year-old female patient who came in complaining of a “cyst” at her vulva. She said that she has had a history of getti […]

]]> a367a986b359e3b1d34dbbfa55507130 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=257 Sun, 19 Jul 2020 18:47:33 -0400 OBGYN PICO 1 – Mini CAT Final

]]> 9191478edd6710975adf63132fed22b2 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=253 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 22:10:16 -0400 Both of my site evaluations were done over FaceTime due to COVID-19 and our respective schedules. Each visit, I was to present 5 pharm cards, which I found helpful. I reviewed popular medications I saw used on the […]

]]> 7fa00582e495e40b078938c00e21d355 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=250 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 21:57:53 -0400 Intracervical Foley Catheter Balloon Versus Dinoprostone Insert for Induction Cervical Ripening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Lixia Zhu, Cong Zhang, Fang Cao, Qin Liu, […]

]]> f4b4c04fcde52cda2bd3382eaf5d6670 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=247 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 21:51:40 -0400 OBGYN – H&P

]]> 192a4a319175f3a1cc05a8bf1cb4fdc2 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=233 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 22:50:46 -0400 Ms. BZ is a 63 year old female with chief complaint of body ache and dark colored urine x 3 days.
History elements (these also indicate the questions that should be asked)

POD 5: Healing from right […]

]]> 04995d2e63a30bf2d35753572ace130d Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=227 Thu, 14 May 2020 18:27:14 -0400 Melinda-Chiu-Final-Mini-CAT-1

]]> 3014bd3baddd7257b2f31dc0fb9e7605 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=219 Wed, 13 May 2020 18:12:20 -0400 Arterial blood gas can be obtained from a needle puncture from the radial, brachial, femoral, axillary, dorsalis pedis artery; or from an indwelling arterial catheter. It can measure the partial pressure of […]

]]> 653b898f1fd70def2b348710376e37cd Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=216 Wed, 13 May 2020 18:09:10 -0400 Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)(normal Male: 29 to 33 units/L, Female: 19 to 25 units/L), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)(normal Male: 10 to 40 units/L, Female: 9 to 32 units/L), and Alkaline phosphatase […]

]]> 63cf21dc0a2b56d968126762a02ca021 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=209 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:31:08 -0400 Chorioamnionitis
The placenta is made of multiple layers, the outermost is referred to the “chorion”, and the innermost is referred to as the “amnion”. Within the amnion contain the fetus and amniotic fluid. […]

]]> 42b82a6abba4a8d4516ccd545a06f2ca Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=204 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:06:19 -0400 “Physical frailty” includes the signs and symptoms in the likes of fatigue, weakness, weight loss, and slow gait. “Deficit accumulation frailty” describes the complications of patients who have comorbid disease […]

]]> ca768ef166d836a6aaf66ae99b89d327 Melinda Chen Chiu wrote a new post on the site Melinda Chen Chiu PA-C https://melindacchiu.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=201 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:02:58 -0400 Longterm concerns and preventive care for DKA
For preventive care in these patients, education is extremely important. These patients should be informed of proper dieting, exercising, and psychosocial […]

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