{"product_id":"primary-care-for-the-physical-therapist-examination-and-triage-hardback-9780323638975","title":"Primary Care for the Physical Therapist; Examination and Triage (Hardback) 9780323638975","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePrimary Care for the Physical Therapist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExamination and Triage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn to meet the challenges of the changing physical therapy profession\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam R. Vanwye (Edited by), William G. Boissonnault (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780323638975, Elsevier Health Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 May 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages, 195 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e28.1 x 22.2 x 2.8 cm, 1.11 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecifically designed to address the expanding role of physical therapists in primary care,\u003cb\u003e Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage, 3rd Edition \u003c\/b\u003ecovers 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003cli\u003eTailored content\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e reflects the specific needs of physical therapists in primary care. \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEmphasis on communication skills\u003c\/b\u003e underscores this essential aspect of quality patient care. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOverview of the physical examination \u003c\/b\u003eis provided in the text to ground therapists in the basis for differential diagnosis and recognizing conditions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003cli\u003eNEW! Updated content\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e throughout the text reflects the current state of primary care and physical therapy practice. \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNEW! New chapter on electrodiagnostic testing\u003c\/b\u003e helps familiarize physical therapists with indications for electrodiagnostic testing and implications of test results to their clinical decision-making.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNEW! New chapter on patients with a history of trauma\u003c\/b\u003e emphasizes the red flags that physical therapists need to recognize for timely patient referral for appropriate tests.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNEW! Updated information on how to screen and examine the healthy population\u003c\/b\u003e enhances understanding of the foundations of practice and the role that physical therapists can fill in primary care models.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION I: FOUNDATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e 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\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION II: EXAMINATION\/EVALUATION \u003c\/b\u003e Prologue 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) \u0026amp; Electromyography (EMG)   \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION III: LIFE CYCLE\/SPECIAL POPULATIONS \u003c\/b\u003e 17. The Adolescent Population 18. The Obstetric Patient  19. 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