The Physiotherapist's Pocket Book: Essential Facts at Your Fingertips - Brossura

Kenyon, Jonathan; Kenyon, Karen

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ISBN 10: 044307318X ISBN 13: 9780443073182

Casa editrice: Churchill Livingstone, 2004

Riassunto

A comprehensive aide-memoire for physiotherapy. Provides key essential information for detailed physiotherapeutic assessment and the development of safe treatment plans. It is NOT a comprehensive textbook but provides a source of key facts and figures that can be easily referred to during daily practice or by students on clinical placements. It also provides an invaluable guide to revision for students.

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Contenuti:

Section 1: Musculoskeletal

Musculoskeletal anatomy illustrations
Muscles listed by function
Alphabetical listing of muscles
Common postures
Joint range of movement
Closed packed positions and capsular patterns for selected joints
Peripheral nerve pathways
Dermatomes
Myotomes
Reflexes
Common locations for palpation of pulses
Musculoskeletal pathologies
Common classifications of fractures
Classification of ligament and muscle sprains
Common musculoskeletal tests
Signs and symptoms that may indicate possible vertebral-basilar artery problems
Neurodynamic tests
Diagnostic triage for back pain
Yellow flags
Musculoskeletal assessment
Further reading

Section 2: Neurology

Neuroanatomy illustrations
Signs and symptoms of cerebrovascular accident
Signs and symptoms of injury to the lobes of the brain
Signs and symptoms of haemorrhage to other areas of the brain
Cranial nerves
Key features of upper and lower motor neurone lesions
Muscle innervation chart
Functional implications of spinal cord injury
Neurological pathologies
Glossary of neurological terms
Neurological assessment
Neurological tests
Further reading

Section 3: Respiratory

Respiratory anatomy illustrations
Respiratory volumes and capacities
Chest X-rays
Auscultation
Percussion note
Interpreting blood gas values
Respiratory failure
Nasal cannula
Sputum analysis
Modes of mechanical ventilation
Cardiorespiratory monitoring
Biochemical and haematological studies
Respiratory pathologies
Treatment techniques
Tracheostomies
Respiratory assessment
Further reading

Section 4: Pharmacology

Drug classes
A-Z of drugs
Prescription abbreviations
Further reading

Section 5: Appendices

Electrotherapy
Abbreviations
Prefixes and suffixes
Conversions and units
Physiotherapy management of the spontaneously breathing, acutely breathless patient
Adult basic life support
Paediatric basic life support
Laboratory values

Index

Inside back cover
Normal values
The Glasgow coma scale

Product Description:

Book by Jonathan Kenyon

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Churchill Livingstone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 044307318X
• ISBN 13: 9780443073182
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 292