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.
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
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