Red Flags: A Guide to Identifying Serious Pathology of the Spine, 1e - Brossura

Greenhalgh MA GD Phys FCSP, Sue; Selfe PhD MA GD Phys FCSP, James

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ISBN 10: 044310140X ISBN 13: 9780443101403

Casa editrice: Churchill Livingstone, 2006

Riassunto

Serious pathology accounts for only 1% of back pain in the general population, however, if you work within musculoskeletal medicine, at some stage, you will see a patient with serious pathology. Red Flags is the essential guide to correctly identifying and acting on warning signs when a therapist becomes suspicious of serious pathology in a patient presenting with back pain. This handy pocketbook offers practical strategies for developing clinical reasoning so that therapists are able to distinguish between Red Flags and Red Herrings along the patient journey, and have greater confidence in their diagnosis.

Drawing on their years of experience and personal case studies, Greenhalgh and Selfe, present a truly innovative guide. They introduce:

a hierarchy of Red Flags

an 'Index of Suspicion'

thoughts on Red Herrings

a model of 3D thinking

the consideration of conditional probabilities

Log-on to http://evolve.elsevier.com/Greehalgh/redflags to gain free access to a downloadable wall chart of the Red Flag Hierarchy and the authors' Physiotherapy journal articles

• The book's small, portable size makes it ideal for reference in any practice setting.
• Presents information in an accessible, at-a-glance format.
• The unique red flag hierarchy assists with clinical reasoning.
• Index of Suspicion highlights the most likely conditions indicated by specific red flags.
• Discussion of 3D thinking encourages clinicians to look beyond immediate symptoms to find the underlying cause of a problem.
• Discussion of red herrings describes how to approach indicators that may mislead a diagnosis.
• Information on the concept of conditional probabilities helps practitioners make informed clinical decisions.

Su questo libro

Recensione:

Manual Therapy Journal; Raymond Swinkels

This little and handy book is very innovative, because it summarizes material in a way that it is not published before. This is a key book within the physiotherapy, in particular for physiotherapists working in countries where there is direct access for patients.

Contenuti:

1. Red Flags
2. Clinical Reasoning
3. Subjective Examination: Age, Previous Medical History and Lifestyle Questions
4. Subjective Examination: Questions about the Current Episode and Pain
5. Objective Examination
6. Conclusion

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Churchill Livingstone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 044310140X
• ISBN 13: 9780443101403
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 228