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Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists
- 5th Edition - October 12, 2019
- Authors: Jaime C. Paz, Michele P. West
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 3 9 1 9 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 3 9 2 6 - 2
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Request a sales quoteGet all the essential information you need to effectively treat and manage patients in a complex acute care setting with Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 5th Edition. This easy-to-follow guide is the perfect resource to help any rehabilitation professional better understand and interpret hospital protocol, safety, medical-surgical "lingo," and the many aspects of patient care in the hospital setting — from the emergency department to the intensive care unit to the general ward. And with extensively updated content reflecting the latest evidence-based information, this new fifth edition contains everything you need to succeed in today’s fast-paced acute care environment.
Part 1: Introduction
1. The Acute Care Setting
2. The Medical Record
Part 2: Systems
3. Cardiac System
Appendix: Description of ECG Characteristics and Associated Causes
Appendix: Common Rhythm Disturbances
4. Pulmonary System
5. Musculoskeletal System
6. Nervous System
7. Vascular System and Hematology
8. Gastrointestinal System
9. Genitourinary System
10. Endocrine System
Part 3: Diagnoses
11. Oncology
12. Integumentary System
13. Infectious Diseases
Appendix: Immune System Disorders
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. Airway Clearance
23. Outcome Measures
Appendix: Functional Tests
- No. of pages: 560
- Language: English
- Edition: 5
- Published: October 12, 2019
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323639194
- eBook ISBN: 9780323639262
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Jaime C. Paz
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Physical Therapy, Walsh University, North Canton, OH; Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MAMW
Michele P. West
Affiliations and expertise
Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA