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100 1 _aPaz C. Jaime
_eauthor
245 _aAcute care handbook for physical therapists /
_cJames C. Paz and Michelle P. West
250 _aFouth edition
264 _aSt Louis:
_bElsevier,
_c2014.
300 _a512 pages:
_billustrations.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
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338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
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504 _aIncludes appendix and index.
505 _aIntroduction -- 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.
520 _aFamiliarize 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
650 _aMedicine -- Handbooks, manuals,
650 _a.Physical therapists --
650 _aCritical care medicine
650 _aPhysical therapy. Acute Disease -
700 1 _aWest P. Michelle
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