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Acute care handbook for physical therapists / James C. Paz and Michelle P. West

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSt Louis: Elsevier, 2014Edition: Fouth editionDescription: 512 pages: illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781455728961
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RC55 PAZ
Contents:
Introduction -- The acute care setting -- The medical record -- Body systems -- Cardiac system -- Pulmonary system -- Musculoskeletal system -- Nervous system -- Vascular system and hematology -- Gastrointestinal system -- Genitourinary system -- Endocrine system -- Diagnoses -- Oncology -- Burns and wounds -- Infectious diseases -- Organ transplantation -- Fluid and electrolyte imbalances -- Amputation -- Physical therapy considerations for patients who complain of chest pain -- Interventions -- Medical-surgical equipment in the acute care setting -- Pharmacologic agents -- Anesthesia : perioperative considerations for the physical therapist -- Acute pain management -- Postural drainage -- Functional tests.
Summary: Familiarize yourself with the acute care environment with this essential guide to physical therapy practice in an acute care setting. Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 4th Edition helps you understand and interpret hospital protocol, safety, medical-surgical 'lingo', and the many aspects of patient are from the emergency department to the intensive care unit to the general ward. This restructured new edition streamlines the text into four parts- Introduction, Systems, Diagnoses, and Interventions to make the book even easier to use as a quick reference. Intervention algorithms, updated illustrations, and language consistent with the ICF model all help you digest new information and become familiar with new terminology. This comprehensive resource is just what you need to better manage the specific needs of your patients in the complex acute care environment
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Includes appendix and index.

Introduction --
The acute care setting --
The medical record --
Body systems --
Cardiac system --
Pulmonary system --
Musculoskeletal system --
Nervous system --
Vascular system and hematology --
Gastrointestinal system --
Genitourinary system --
Endocrine system --
Diagnoses --
Oncology --
Burns and wounds --
Infectious diseases --
Organ transplantation --
Fluid and electrolyte imbalances --
Amputation --
Physical therapy considerations for patients who complain of chest pain --
Interventions --
Medical-surgical equipment in the acute care setting --
Pharmacologic agents --
Anesthesia : perioperative considerations for the physical therapist --
Acute pain management --
Postural drainage --
Functional tests.

Familiarize yourself with the acute care environment with this essential guide to physical therapy practice in an acute care setting. Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 4th Edition helps you understand and interpret hospital protocol, safety, medical-surgical 'lingo', and the many aspects of patient are from the emergency department to the intensive care unit to the general ward. This restructured new edition streamlines the text into four parts- Introduction, Systems, Diagnoses, and Interventions to make the book even easier to use as a quick reference. Intervention algorithms, updated illustrations, and language consistent with the ICF model all help you digest new information and become familiar with new terminology. This comprehensive resource is just what you need to better manage the specific needs of your patients in the complex acute care environment

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