Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage, Second Edition, has responded to the increased role of physical therapists in primary care. Skills that many physical therapists need are directly addressed in this text. These key skills include communication and differential diagnosis skills including upper and lower quadrant screening exams, technical expertise, and clinical decision-making ability.
The text offers a diverse array of information pertaining specifically to physical therapists' screening and triaging patients/clients, including chapters on special populations (adolescent and geriatric patients) commonly seen in examination, chapters on pharmacology imaging, and lab tests.
• NEW section on "Foundations of Practice" lays the groundwork for the rest of the text.
• UPDATED and reorganized content better reflects the current state of physical therapy practice.
• Lab values and diagnostic imaging are now included in the Examination and Evaluation section.
• The Foundations of Practice section contains information on pharmacology and incorporates expanded physical therapy models.
• NEW chapter on "Health and Wellness," and previous "Symptom Investigation" chapter greatly expanded and separated into two chapters.
• NEW chapter on differential diagnosis for conditions commonly seen in physical therapy practices.
• NEW chapter on the "Top Nine Medical Conditions to Screen For" provides details of nine medical conditions that have major significance in incidence, morbidity, and mortality.