Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage

Specifically designed to address the expanding role of physical therapists in primary care, Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage, 3rd Edition covers all the information and skills you need to be successful in the field. Updated content throughout the text helps you stay up to date on the best practices involving patient examination, medical screening, patient management, and communication. This new third edition also features a new chapter on electrodiagnostic testing, a new chapter on patients with a history of trauma, and updated information on how to screen and examine the healthy population. It's a must-have resource for any physical therapist wanting to obtain the technical expertise and clinical decision-making abilities to meet the challenges of a changing profession. INDICE: SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS 1. Primary Care: Physical Therapy Models 2. Evidence-Based Examination of Diagnostic Information and Patient Outcomes 3. Health and Wellness Perspective in Primary Care 4. The Patient Interview: The Science Behind the Art SECTION II: EXAMINATION/EVALUATION Prologue 5. Symptom Investigation Part I-Chief Complaint by Body Region 6. Symptom Investigation: Part II-Chief Complaint by Symptom 7. Symptom Investigation: Part III History of Trauma 8. Patient Health History Including Identifying Health Risk Factors 9. Review of Systems 10. The Patient Interview: The Physical Examination Begins! 11. Systems Review for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems and Vital Signs 12. Upper Quarter Screening Examination 13. Lower Quarter Screening Examination 14. Diagnostic Imaging 15. Laboratory Tests and Values 16. Electrodiagnostic Testing SECTION III: SPECIAL POPULATIONS 17. The Adolescent Population 18. The Obstetric Client 19. The Geriatric Population 20. Top 10 Medical Conditions to Screen For: The Do-Not-Want-to Miss List

• ISBN: 978-0-323-63897-5
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Fecha Publicación: 16/03/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés