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Primary Care for the Physical Therapist

Examination and Triage

  • 3rd Edition - January 1, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: William R. Vanwye, William G. Boissonnault
  • Language: English

Specifically designed to address the expanding role of physical therapists in primary care, Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage, 3rd Edition cover… Read more

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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.

Key features

  • Tailored content reflects the specific needs of physical therapists in primary care
  • Emphasis on communication skills underscores this essential aspect of quality patient care
  • Overview of the physical examination is provided in the text to ground therapists in the basis for differential diagnosis and recognizing conditions

Readership

Physical Therapy (DPT) students; Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) students

Table of contents

SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS

1. Primary Care Team: Now and Beyond in Physical Therapy

2. Evidence-Based Measures for Diagnosis and Outcomes

3. Health and Wellness Perspective in Primary Care

4. The Patient Interview: The Science Behind the Art of Skillful Communication

SECTION II: EXAMINATION/EVALUATION

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. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems Review

12. Upper Quarter Screening Examination

13. Lower Quarter Screening Examination

14. Diagnostic Imaging and Physical Therapist Practice

15. Laboratory Tests and Values

16. Electrophysiological Testing: Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) & Electromyography (EMG)

SECTION III: LIFE CYCLE/SPECIAL POPULATIONS

17. The Adolescent Population

18. The Obstetric Patient

19. The Geriatric Population

20. “Do-Not-Want-to Miss List” of Nine Conditions

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 4, 2020
  • Language: English

About the editors

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William R. Vanwye

Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy, Associate Professor, Florida Southern College, School of Physical Therapy.
Affiliations and expertise
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy, Associate Professor, Florida Southern College, School of Physical Therapy, USA

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William G. Boissonnault

Professor Emeritus William G. Boissonnault works at the University of Wisconsin–Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Madison, Wisconsin.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin–Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Madison, Wisconsin, USA