Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists

Description:

Get all the essential information you need to effectively treat and manage patients in a complex acute care setting with Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 5th Edition. This easy-to-follow guide is the perfect resource to help any rehabilitation professional better understand and interpret hospital protocol, safety, medical-surgical "lingo," and the many aspects of patient care in the hospital setting - from the emergency department to the intensive care unit to the general ward. And with extensively updated content reflecting the latest evidence-based information, this new fifth edition contains everything you need to succeed in today’s fast-paced acute care environment.

Features:

• Evidenced-based information is woven throughout the guide to ensure you are equipped with the proven knowledge needed to manage the acuity of patients in the hospital environment.
• Up-to-date content on medications, laboratory tests, diagnostics, and intervention methods that is relevant to patients in the acute care environment helps you gain insight on how these aspects are affected by the acute care setting.
• Easy-to-read algorithms, tables, boxes, and clinical tips highlight key information and makes finding and understanding information easier.

New To This Edition:

• NEW! Revised content throughout the text reflects the latest information on the complex and fast-paced acute care setting.
• NEW! Expanded chapters on outcome measures, mechanical circulatory support, and chest pain.
• NEW! Redesigned airway clearance chapter.
• NEW! Reformatted nervous system chapter to enhance clinical integration of content.
• NEW! Enhanced access to information on lines and tubes.

Table Of Contents:

Part 1: Introduction

1. The Acute Care Setting

2. The Medical Record

Part 2: Systems

3. Cardiac System
    Appendix: Description of ECG Characteristics and Associated Causes
    Appendix: Common Rhythm Disturbances

4. Pulmonary System

5. Musculoskeletal System

6. Nervous System

7. Vascular System and Hematology

8. Gastrointestinal System

9. Genitourinary System

10. Endocrine System

Part 3: Diagnoses

11. Oncology

12. Integumentary System

13. Infectious Diseases
      Appendix: Immune System Disorders

14. Organ Transplantation

15. Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances

16. Amputation

17. Physical Therapy Considerations for Patients who Complain of Chest Pain

Part 4: Interventions

18. Medical-Surgical Equipment in the Acute Care Setting
      Appendix: Mechanical Ventilation
      Appendix: Circulatory Assist Devices

19. Pharmacologic Agents

20. Anesthesia: Perioperative and Postoperative Considerations

21. Pain Management

22. Airway Clearance

23. Outcome Measures

Appendix: Functional Tests