Ortho Notes by Dawn T Gulick

Ortho Notes by Dawn T Gulick

A Davis’s Notes title! Perfect wherever you are…in class, in clinical, and in practice! Put the information you need at your fingertips with this handy, easy-to-use guide. Each joint tab includes the most effective clinical tests (rated by sensitivity and specificity), medical screening, imaging, mechanism of injury, ROM, strength. and functional deficits. Illustrated anatomy—What are the bony landmarks. innervations, nerve roots and specific nerves. Medical Red Flag—Should treatment proceed or should the patient be referred to another medical professional? Toolbox Tests—How do you assess a patient’s pain while doing everyday activities? Referral Patterns—Where does the pain start and where does it spread? Palpation—Where to palpate and how to assess the muscles? ROM—How do you assess the client’s range of motion? Osteokinematics and Arthrokinematics—What do ROMs tell you about the patient’s mobility? Strength and Function—What muscles and nerves make the muscle move and how does it move? Clinical Test—What are the most commonly used tests and measures; how do you perform them and what are their sensitivity and specificity. The Alerts/Alarms tab includes charts and tables for patient management, medical conditions related to gender and age, vital signs, and abbreviations. Features photographs, line drawings, and overlays to enhance understanding of specific tests, palpation pearls, pain referral patterns, and trigger points. New to this edition Updated & Revised! Reflects advances in science and practice, supported by the most current literature. Revised & Updated! Streamlines the Pharmacology section for easier reference. Revised! Presents statistical data as indicating high, low, or variable results for specificity or sensitivity to facilitate interpretation.

Dawn T. Gulick, Professor, Physical Therapy, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania

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ISBN 13	9781719648622
ISBN 10	171964862X
Title	Ortho Notes
Author	Dawn T Gulick
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Binding Type	Spiral bound
Publisher	F.A. Davis Company
Year published	2023-12-31
Number of pages	304
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