Differential diagnosis for physical therapists: screening for referral

Written by a leading expert in the field, this comprehensive reference text enables users to properly screen for medical disease to make an informed differential diagnosis. The goal of this text is to teach the Physical Therapist howto determine if the patient has a true neuromuscular or musculoskeletal problem and to determine the specific dysfunction or impairment. This new edition includes a chapter that focuses specifically on pain. It also contains a new chapter on physical assessment as a screening tool and the introductory chapter has been revised to explain the more modern approach of screening. INDICE: Section One: Introduction to the Screening Process1. Introduction to Screening for Referral in Physical Therapy2. Interviewing As a Screening Tool3. Pain Types and Viscerogenic Pain Patterns4. Physical Assessment as a Screening ToolSection Two: Viscerogenic Causes of Neuromusculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction5. Screening for Hematologic Disease6. Screening for Cardiovascular Disease7. Screening for Pulmonary Disease8. Screening for Gastrointestinal Disease9. Screening for Hepatic and Biliary Disease10. Screening for Urogenital Disease11. Screening for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease12. Screening for Immunologic Disease13. Screening for CancerSection Three: Systemic Origins of Neuromusculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction14. Screening in the Head, Neck, and Back15. Screening in the Sacrum, Sacroiliac, and Pelvis16. Screening in the Lower Quadrant: Buttock, Hip, Thigh, Groin, and Leg17. Screening in the Chest, Breast,and Ribs18. Screening in the Shoulder and Upper ExtremityAppendicesA. Screening SummaryB. Special Questions to AskC. Special Forms to UseD. Special Tests to Perform

• ISBN: 978-1-4377-2543-8
• Editorial: Saunders
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 816
• Fecha Publicación: 02/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés