Recognizing and Reporting Red Flags for the Physical Therapist Assistant

Recognizing and Reporting Red Flags for the Physical Therapist Assistant will help you develop skills to recognize signs and symptoms that can compromise patient care, It is the first text to present a consistent, three-step model for monitoring patients for red flags relating to neuromuscular and musculoskeletal problems, medical diseases, side effects of medications, and other co-morbidities that may be unknown to the PT. Combining the insights of physical therapist Catherine Cavallaro Goodman and physical therapist assistant Charlene Marshall, this resource is unmatched in providing clear guidelines for finding and documenting red flags. INDICE: 1. Introduction to Recognizing and Reporting Red Flags for the Physical Therapy Assistant2. Recognizing and Reporting Viscerogenic Pain Patterns3. Recognizing, Documenting, and Reporting Red Flags4. Review of Systems for the Physical Therapist Assistant5. Recognizing and Reporting Red Flags in the Head, Neck, and Back6. Recognizing and Reporting Red Flags in the Upper Extremity7. Recognizing and Reporting Red Flags in the Lower Extremity

• ISBN: 978-1-4557-4538-8
• Editorial: Saunders
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 248
• Fecha Publicación: 14/10/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés