Pathology: Implications For The Physical Therapist - 3rd edition

Summary: Understand how a patients conditions might affect physical therapy and outcomes so that you can design safe and effective interventions. The only pathology textbook written specifically for physical therapists, Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist, Third Edition, offers guidelines, precautions, and contraindications for interventions with patients who have musculoskeletal or neuromuscular problems as well as other conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, or pancreati ...show moretis. Learn about the cause of these conditions, the pathogenesis, medical diagnosis and treatment, and most importantly, the special implications for the therapist. In addition to addressing specific diseases and conditions, this text emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention strategies and covers issues with implications for physical therapy management, such as injury, inflammation, and healing; the lymphatic system; and biopsychosocialspiritual impacts on health care. With this practical and evidence-based text, now enhanced with full-color illustrations and the latest research, youll know what to factor into your clinical decisions to achieve the best outcomes for your patients. Incorporates the Medical Model, the Disablement Model, and the ICF Model Incorporates Preferred Practice Patterns from the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, Second Edition throughout the text Presents key information in at-a-glance format that is organized by body system for easy reference Provides the basic science information and the clinical implications of disease within the rehabilitation process, covering common illnesses and diseases, adverse effects of drugs, organ transplantation, laboratory values, and much more Focuses on health promotion and disease prevention throughout Special Implications for the Therapist sections present the most likely practice patterns associated with each disease or disorder and address precautions, contraindications, and considerations specific to PTs. Current information on conditions, medical testing and treatment, and practice models keeps you up-to-date on the latest research findings and recent changes in the field. Companion Evolve site provides easy access to articles referenced in the text with links to Medline. Tables and text boxes throughout the text summarize important information and highlight key points. Full color interior design, photos, and illustrations Chapter on Behavioral, Social, and Environmental Factors Contributing to Disease and Dysfunction includes clinical models of health, variations in client populations, and lifestyle factors that are important to consider when treating a patient. A Therapists Thoughts offers personal and clinical insights from experienced therapists specializing in cystic fibrosis, lymphedema, and psychological problems. Now covers the World Health Organizations International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF), a model that includes the level of participation in desired activities as a criterion for establishing status and goals UPDATED! Evidence-based content with over 6,000 references EXPANDED chapter on the lymphatic system features additional sections on lymphatic diseases plus exercise guidelines, education, and a home program for patients with a compromised lymphatic system. UPDATED chapter on lab values features new information on potassium levels and exercise, albumin levels related to nutrition and wound healing, and coagulation studies in relation to exercise. EXPANDED chapter on PsychosocialSpiritual Impact on Health Care offers new information on fear avoidance behaviors, substance abuse, malingering, personality disorders, abuse, eating disorders, and the impact of nonphysical trauma to health and disease as well as combat trauma, torture, and the effects of war. Appendi ...show less

Edition/Copyright: 3RD 09
Cover: Hardback
Publisher: W.B. Saunders Co.
Published: 10/29/2008

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SECTION I: INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction to Concepts of Pathology Catherine Goodman 2. Behavioral, Social, and Environmental Factors Contributing to Disease and Dysfunction Ira Gorman Sue Scherer Catherine Goodman 3. The Psychosocial-Spiritual Impact on Health Care Bonnie Yost Catherine Goodman 4. Environmental and Occupational Medicine Catherine Goodman 5. Problems Affecting Multiple Systems Celeste Peterson Catherine Goodman 6. Injury, Inflammation, and Healing Catherine Goodman Steve Tepper (First and Second edition) D. Michael McKeogh (First and Second edition)

SECTION II: CLINICAL MEDICINE 7. The Immune System Zoher F. Kapasi 8. Infectious Disease Celeste Peterson Catherine Goodman 9. Oncology Catherine Goodman 10. The Integumentary System Harriett Loehne Catherine Goodman 11. The Endocrine and Metabolic Systems Catherine Goodman 12. The Cardiovascular System Celeste Peterson Catherine Goodman Irina V. Smirnova 13. The Lymphatic System Bonnie Lasinski 14. The Hematologic System Celeste Peterson Catherine Goodman 15. The Respiratory System Beth Ikeda Catherine Goodman 16. The Gastrointestinal System Catherine Goodman 17. The Hepatic, Pancreatic, and Biliary Systems Catherine Goodman Celeste Peterson 18. The Renal and Urologic Systems Catherine Goodman Celeste Peterson 19. The Male Genital/Reproductive System Catherine Goodman 20. The Female Genital/Reproductive System Catherine Goodman 21. Transplantation Chris Wells Catherine Goodman

SECTION III: PATHOLOGY OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM 22. Introduction to Pathology of the Musculoskeletal System Catherine Goodman 23. Genetic and Developmental Disorders Allan Glanzman 24. Metabolic Disorders Catherine Goodman 25. Infectious Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System Catherine Goodman 26. Musculoskeletal Neoplasms Catherine Goodman 27. Soft Tissue, Joint and Bone Disorders Catherine Goodman

SECTION IV: PATHOLOGY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 28. Introduction to Central Nervous System Disorders Kenda Fuller 29. Infectious Disorders of the Central Nervous System Kenda Fuller 30. Central Nervous System Neoplasms Sharon Konecne 31. Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System Kenda Fuller 32. Stroke Kenda Fuller 33. Traumatic Brain Injury Kenda Fuller 34. Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Kenda Fuller 35.Cerbral Palsy Allan Glanzman 36. Epilepsy Kenda Fuller 37. Headache Kenda Fuller 38. Vestibular Disorders Kenda Fuller 39. The Peripheral Nervous System Marcia Smith 40. Laboratory Tests and Values Glenn Irion Catherine Goodman Appendix A: Summary of Standard Precautions

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