Differential diagnosis for physical therapists : screening for referral - Goodman, Catherine Cavallaro. 4 0 16; Snyder, Teresa E. Kelly; 5 (St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, 2013)
Introduction to the Screening Process. Introduction to screening for referral in physical therapy -- Interviewing as a screening tool -- Pain types and viscerogenic pain patterns -- Physical assessment as a screening tool -- Viscerogenic Causes of Neuromusculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction. Screening for hematologic disease -- Screening for cardiovascular disease -- Screening for pulmonary disease -- Screening for gastrointestinal disease -- Screening for hepatic and biliary disease -- Screening for urogenital disease -- Screening for endocrine and metabolic disease -- Screening for immunologic disease -- Screening for cancer. -- Systemic Origins of Neuromuscular or Musculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction. Screening the head, neck, and back -- Screening the sacrum, sacroiliac, and pelvis -- Screening the lower quadrant: buttock, hip, groin, thigh, and leg -- Screening the chest, breasts, and ribs -- Screening the shoulder and upper extremity.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: 2 -- 0; 6; Physical therapy.;Diagnosis, Differential. -- 20; 20; 2