cover image - Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780323478434
Copyright: 2018
Publication Date: 05-25-2017
Page Count: 784
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $91.99

Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 6th Edition

by Catherine Cavallaro Kellogg, MBA, PT, CBP, John Heick and Rolando T. Lazaro

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780323478434
Copyright: 2018
Publication Date: 05-25-2017
Page Count: 784
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $91.99
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Show your PT students how to screen for red flags and when to refer clients to a medical specialist. Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists, 6th Edition provides a step-by-step approach to screening for possible systemic disease and medical conditions that can mimic neuromuscular and musculoskeletal problems. It describes both red flags and yellow flags, so students can recognize the signs and symptoms for conditions that may be outside the scope of physical therapy practice. This edition includes new information on women’s health issues. Reviewing this text will facilitate success on the differential diagnosis section of the licensure exam!

Newer Edition Available

    • New content on women’s health contributed by Beth Shelly expands coverage of this important topic.
    • New associate editors — John Heick and Rolando Lazaro — bring fresh insight, as respected physical therapy educators.
    • UPDATES reflect the most current information on screening for referral.
    • UNIQUE! Five-step screening model is systems- and symptoms-based, and follows the standards for competency established by the American Physical Therapy Association, covering past medical history, risk factor assessment, clinical presentation, associated signs and symptoms, and review of symptoms.
    • UNIQUE! Case examples and case studies are based on clinical experience and give real-world examples of how to integrate screening information into the diagnostic process and when to treat or refer.
    • Evidence for the screening process is based on peer-reviewed literature, reporting on the sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios of yellow (cautionary) and red (warning) flags.
    • Key Points to Remember boxes at the end of each chapter provide quick, bulleted summaries of critical information.
    • Screening tools and checklists are found in the book and on the Evolve website, and are downloadable and printable for use in the clinic.
    • New! Color tabs make it easier to locate chapters and topics.
    • Student-friendly features include tables, boxes, follow-up questions, clinical signs and symptoms, and case examples, each highlighted for quick reference.
    • Quick response (QR) codes that can be scanned on a smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device link readers to valuable screening tools such as lists of questions for screening specific problems, checklists, intake forms, and assessment tests.
    • New content on women’s health expands coverage of this important topic.
    • UPDATES reflect the most current information on screening for referral.
    • New associate editors — John Heick and Rolando Lazaro — bring fresh insight, as respected physical therapy educators.
    • New! Color tabs make it easier to locate chapters and topics.
  • Section One: Introduction to the Screening Process
    1. Introduction to Screening for Referral in Physical Therapy
    2. Interviewing as a Screening Tool
    3. Pain Types and Viscerogenic Pain Patterns
    4. Physical Assessment as a Screening Tool
    Section Two: Viscerogenic Causes of Neuromusculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction
    5. Screening for Hematologic Disease
    6. Screening for Cardiovascular Disease
    7. Screening for Pulmonary Disease
    8. Screening for Gastrointestinal Disease
    9. Screening for Hepatic and Biliary Disease
    10. Screening for Urogenital Disease
    11. Screening for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease
    12. Screening for Immunologic Disease
    13. Screening for Cancer
    Section Three: Systemic Origins of Neuromusculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction
    14. Screening the Head, Neck, and Back
    15. Screening the Sacrum, Sacroiliac, and Pelvis
    16. Screening the Lower Quadrant: Buttock, Hip, Thigh, Groin, and Leg
    17. Screening the Chest, Breasts, and Ribs
    18. Screening the Shoulder and Upper Extremity
    Appendices 
    A. Screening Summary
    B. Special Questions to Ask
    C. Special Forms to Use
    D.  Special Tests to Perform
  • Catherine Cavallaro Kellogg, MBA, PT, CBP, Medical Multimedia Group, Faculty Affiliate, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, John Heick and Rolando T. Lazaro
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This is a Faculty Product!
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