Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists,9780750673006

Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780750673006
ISBN10: 0750673001
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-02-07
Publisher(s): Butterworth-Heinemann
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Summary

This handy reference provides essential information for physical therapists providing patient care in the hospital setting. This is the only book written by physical therapists that addresses all of the areas in the complex acute care environment. Each chapter includes "clinical tips." These are suggestions from the editors and contributors that, from clinical experience, have proved to be helpful in acclimating therapists to the acute care setting. The extensive use of tables, figures, and bulleted lists allows the reader to quickly access information in order to make appropriate decisions for treatment. Terminology and guidelines consistent with The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors ix
Contributing Artists xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Cardiac System
1(88)
Sean M. Collins
Respiratory System
89(70)
Michele P. West
Jaime C. Paz
Musculoskeletal System
159(100)
Michele P. West
James J. Gaydos
Nervous System
259(72)
Michele P. West
Oncology
331(32)
Susan Polich
Vascular System and Hematology
363(72)
Michele P. West
Jaime C. Paz
Burns and Wounds
435(66)
Michele P. West
Kimberly Knowlton
Marie Jarrell-Gracious
Gastrointestinal System
501(56)
Jaime C. Paz
Genitourinary System
557(48)
Jamie C. Paz
Infectious Diseases
605(44)
Jaime C. Paz
V. Nicole Lombard
Endocrine System
649(48)
Jaime C. Paz
Organ Transplantation
697(228)
Jennifer Lee Hunt
Appendices
I-A. Medical Record Review
745(4)
Michele P. West
I-B. Acute Care Setting
749(14)
Michele P. West
II. Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances
763(6)
Susan Polich
Jaime C. Paz
III-A. Medical-Surgical Equipment in the Acute Care Setting
769(42)
Eileen F. Lang
III-B. Mechanical Ventilation
811(18)
Sean M. Collins
III-C. Circulatory Assist Devices
829(10)
Jaime C. Paz
IV. Pharmacologic Agents
839(32)
Jaime C. paz
Michele P. West
V. Effects of Anesthesia
871(6)
Michele P. West
VI. Pain Management
877(10)
Jaime C. Paz
VII. Amputation
887(10)
Jason D. Rand
Jaime C. Paz
VIII. Postural Drainage
897(4)
Michele P. West
IX. Functional Tests
901(20)
Jennifer A. Silva
Jaime C. Paz
X. Physical Therapy Considerations for Patients Who Complain of Chest Pain
921(4)
Michele P. West
Index 925

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