With clinic time in short supply, how do gastroenterologists ensure patients with chronic abdominal pain are not being treated with opioids when they should be receiving medication for their underlying illness? The safeguard against this situation, in some cases, is a vigilant and attentive physician assistant (PA).
“Performing a thorough and accurate workup, knowing what the underlying problems are, educating patients as to why they don’t need narcotics, what the negative impacts of