Physician Assistants

Does not pass

• Verify availability of operating room supplies, medications, and gases.

  physical work, outside the screen · 5.9% of the role's time · $1.2B

• Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.6% of the role's time · $1.2B

• Obtain, compile, and record patient medical data, including health history, progress notes, and results of physical examination.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 5.5% of the role's time · $1.2B

• Examine patients to obtain information about their physical condition.

  physical work, outside the screen · 5.5% of the role's time · $1.2B

• Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.4% of the role's time · $1.1B

• Provide airway management interventions including tracheal intubation, fiber optics, or ventilary support.

  physical work, outside the screen · 5.4% of the role's time · $1.1B

• Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.0% of the role's time · $1.1B · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

• Administer or order diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.9% of the role's time · $1.0B

• Instruct and counsel patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 4.8% of the role's time · $1.0B

• Assist anesthesiologists in monitoring of patients, including electrocardiogram (EKG), direct arterial pressure, central venous pressure, arterial blood gas, hematocrit, or routine measurement of temperature, respiration, blood pressure or heart rate.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.8% of the role's time · $1.0B

• Control anesthesia levels during procedures.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.5% of the role's time · $956M

• Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery systems and monitors.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.4% of the role's time · $942M

• Collect and document patients' pre-anesthetic health histories.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.7% of the role's time · $793M

• Perform therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and infection management.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.6% of the role's time · $754M

• Administer anesthetic, adjuvant, or accessory drugs under the direction of an anesthesiologist.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.3% of the role's time · $695M

• Visit and observe patients on hospital rounds or house calls, updating charts, ordering therapy, and reporting back to physician.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.2% of the role's time · $669M

• Administer blood, blood products, or supportive fluids.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.0% of the role's time · $638M

• Monitor and document patients' progress during post-anesthesia period.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.0% of the role's time · $628M

• Provide physicians with assistance during surgery or complicated medical procedures.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.6% of the role's time · $545M

• Respond to emergency situations by providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), or pediatric advanced life support (PALS).

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.4% of the role's time · $504M

• Supervise and coordinate activities of technicians and technical assistants.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.3% of the role's time · $478M

• Assist anesthesiologists in performing anesthetic procedures, such as epidural or spinal injections.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.1% of the role's time · $439M

• Assist in the application of monitoring techniques, such as pulmonary artery catheterization, electroencephalographic spectral analysis, echocardiography, or evoked potentials.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.8% of the role's time · $371M

• Provide clinical instruction, supervision or training to staff in areas such as anesthesia practices.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 1.7% of the role's time · $361M

• Order medical and laboratory supplies and equipment.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked · 1.6% of the role's time · $340M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

• Collect samples or specimens for diagnostic testing.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.5% of the role's time · $319M

• Assist in the provision of advanced life support techniques including those procedures using high frequency ventilation or intra-arterial cardiovascular assistance devices.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.4% of the role's time · $306M

• Participate in seminars, workshops, or other professional activities to keep abreast of developments in anesthesiology.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 1.1% of the role's time · $230M