Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists- Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 4th Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
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Familiarize yourself with the acute care environment with this essential guide to physical therapy practice in an acute care setting. Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 4th Edition helps you understand and interpret hospital protocol, safety, medical-surgical ‘lingo’, and the many aspects of patient are from the emergency department to the intensive care unit to the general ward. This restructured new edition streamlines the text into four parts— Introduction, Systems, Diagnoses, and Interventions to make the book even easier to use as a quick reference. Intervention algorithms, updated illustrations, and language consistent with the ICF model all help you digest new information and become familiar with new terminology. This comprehensive resource is just what you need to better manage the specific needs of your patients in the complex acute care environment.
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Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
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- Review of body system basics and disease processes in each chapter provides concise information to help you better manage patients in a hospital setting.
- Familiarizes you with the acute care environment by explaining medical terminology, hospital protocol, and surgical workups
- Includes updated information on medications, laboratory and diagnostic tests, and surgical and invasive procedures pertinent to physical therapy practice
- Clinical tips throughout the text show you how to maximize safety, quality, and efficiency of care.
- Over 350 illustrations, tables, and boxed text highlight essential concepts and procedures for quick reference.
- Uses terminology consistent with the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, Second Edition
- Focuses on evidence-based practice to help you determine the best interventions including recent literature regarding rehabilitation in the critical care setting.
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- NEW! Restructured table of contents helps you quickly locate information.
- NEW! Language from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) model adopted by the American Physical Therapy Association increases your familiarity with terminology.
- NEW! New intervention algorithms along with existing algorithms break clinical decision-making into individual steps and sharpens your on-the-spot critical-thinking skills.
- NEW! A quick-reference appendix covering abbreviations commonly found in the acute care environment supplies the translation tools you need, while flagging any abbreviations that may be harmful to the patient.
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Part 1: Introduction 1. The Acute Care Setting 2. The Medical Record
Part 2: Systems 3. Cardiac System 4. Respiratory System 5. Musculoskeletal System Appendix:Management and Physical Therapy Interventions for Fractures 6. Nervous System 7. Vascular System and Hematology 8. Gastrointestinal System 9. Genitourinary System 10. Endocrine System
Part 3: Diagnoses 11. Oncology 12. Burns and Wounds 13. Infectious Diseases Appendix: Disorders of Altered Immunity 14. Organ Transplantation 15. Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances 16. Amputation 17. Physical Therapy Considerations for Patients who Complain of Chest Pain
Part 4: Interventions 18. Medical-Surgical Equipment in the Acute Care Setting Appendix: Mechanical Ventilation Appendix: Circulatory Assist Devices 19. Pharmacologic Agents 20. Anesthesia: Perioperative and Postoperative Considerations 21. Pain Management 22. Postural Drainage 23. Functional Tests