Physician assistants work in all areas of medicine, including primary care and family medicine, emergency medicine, and psychiatry. The work of physician assistants depends in large part on their specialty and what their supervising physician needs them to do.For example, a physician assistant working in surgery may close incisions and provide care before and after the operation.s more physicians retire or enter specialty areas of medicine, more physician assistants are expected to take on the role of primary care provider. Furthermore, the number of individuals who have access to primary care services will increase as a result of federal health insurance reform.
Call your doctor if your cough doesn't go away after several weeks or if you or your child is: 1  Coughing up thick, greenish-yellow phlegm. 2  Wheezing. 3  Experiencing a fever more than 100 F (38 C) 4  Experiencing shortness of breath.
There are four distinct types of cough: dry cough, wet cough, croup cough, and whooping cough. It is important to know what type of cough your child has, and what it might mean. Dry Cough A dry, hacking cough is often caused by an infection of the upper respiratory tract (nose and throat), such as a cold or influenza.f your child has a cough, try the following treatments: 1- Give your child plenty to drink. This will prevent the mucus from thickening. Hot liquids or soups will ease the soreness and irritation in the chest and can loosen mucus as well.