Primary Care for the Physical Therapist - E-Book

Examination and Triage

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Allied Health Services, Physical Therapy
Cover of the book Primary Care for the Physical Therapist - E-Book by William G. Boissonnault, PT, DPT DHSc, FAAOMPT, FAPTA, Elsevier Health Sciences
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Author: William G. Boissonnault, PT, DPT DHSc, FAAOMPT, FAPTA ISBN: 9781437715439
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences Publication: August 3, 2010
Imprint: Saunders Language: English
Author: William G. Boissonnault, PT, DPT DHSc, FAAOMPT, FAPTA
ISBN: 9781437715439
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication: August 3, 2010
Imprint: Saunders
Language: English

Specifically designed to address the expanding role of physical therapists in primary care, the second edition of Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage provides the information you need to become an effective primary care provider. Acquire the communication and differential diagnosis skills, technical expertise, and clinical decision-making ability to meet the challenges of a changing profession with this unparalleled resource.

  • Emphasizes communication skills vital for establishing rapport and gathering data.

  • Patient interview guides identify what data to collect and how to use it.

  • Overview of the physical examination lays the foundation for different diagnosis and recognition of conditions.

  • A section on Special Populations equips the PT to handle common problems encountered in primary care.

  • Unique approach details pharmacology and diagnostic procedures from a PT perspective for clinically relevant guidance.

  • New information enhances your understanding of the foundations of practice and how to screen and examine the healthy population.

  • Content is reorganized and updated to reflect the current state of PT practice.

  • Companion Evolve resources website enables you to independently review techniques from the text.

  • Top 10 Medical Conditions to Screen For chapter details conditions that have major significance in incidence, mortality, and morbidity all in one place.

  • Separate chapters on upper and lower quarter screening and a new chapter on symptom investigation by symptom help you screen medical conditions more effectively.

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Specifically designed to address the expanding role of physical therapists in primary care, the second edition of Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage provides the information you need to become an effective primary care provider. Acquire the communication and differential diagnosis skills, technical expertise, and clinical decision-making ability to meet the challenges of a changing profession with this unparalleled resource.

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