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DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS FOR PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists
Screening for Referral
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Fourth Edition

By
Catherine Goodman, MBA, PT, CBP, School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Physical Therapy Department, University of Montana; Medical Multimedia Group, Medical Writer, Missoula, MT
Teresa Snyder, MN, RN, OCN, CS, Clinical Specialist in Medical-Surgical Nursing, Associate Professor of Nursing, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

Description
Written by a leading expert in the field, this comprehensive reference text enables users to properly screen for medical disease to make an informed diagnosis. The goal of this proven text is to teach the Physical Therapist how to determine if the patient has a true neuromuscular or musculoskeletal problem and to determine the specific dysfunction or impairment. Now with a new title that reflects a better understanding of the screening process as the first step in making a diagnosis, this text provides students, physical therapy clinicians and physical therapist assistants with a step-by-step approach to client evaluation, which follows the standards of competency established by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) related to conducting a screening examination.

Contents


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 in the Head, Neck, and Back

15. Screening in the Sacrum, Sacroiliac, and Pelvis

16. Screening in the Lower Quadrant: Buttock, Hip, Thigh, Groin, and Leg

17. Screening in the Chest, Breast, and Ribs

18. Screening in the Shoulder and Upper Extremity



Appendices


A. Screening Summary

B. Special Questions to Ask

C. Special Forms to Use

D. Special Tests to Perform

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 944 pages, publication date: NOV-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-0619-4
ISBN-10: 0-7216-0619-9
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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