Primary Care for the Physical Therapist

SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS 1. Primary Care Team: Now and Beyond in Physical Therapy 2. Evidence-Based Measures for Diagnosis and Outcomes 3. Health and Wellness Perspective in Primary Care 4. The Patient Interview: The Science Behind the Art of Skillful Communication SECTION II: EXAMINATION/EVALUATION Prologue 5. Symptom Investigation: Part I-Chief Complaint by Body Region 6. Symptom Investigation: Part II-Chief Complaint by Symptom 7. Symptom Investigation: Part III-History of Trauma 8. Patient Health History Including Identifying Health Risk Factors 9. Review of Systems 10. The Patient Interview: The Physical Examination Begins 11. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems Review 12. Upper Quarter Screening Examination 13. Lower Quarter Screening Examination 14. Diagnostic Imaging and Physical Therapist Practice 15. Laboratory Tests and Values 16. Electrophysiological Testing: Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) & Electromyography (EMG) SECTION III: LIFE CYCLE/SPECIAL POPULATIONS 17. The Adolescent Population 18. The Obstetric Patient 19. The Geriatric Population 20. "Do-Not-Want-to Miss List of Nine Conditions