The Physiotherapist's Pocket Book By Jonathan Kenyon #16526

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Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0-443-07318-2

By Jonathan Kenyon, BSc(Hons), MCSP and Karen Kenyon, BSc(Hons), BA, MCSP

Description

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.

Key Features

* Quick and easy to refer to
* Contains essential key facts without the uneccessary detail
* Refers to other key sources for more detailed information
* Pocket size, clearly structured so easy to use on the job
* Durable PVC cover
* Written by authors who are close enough to the market to know what is needed
* A quick check source for practitioners
* A clear study and revision guide for students

Contents

Section 1: Musculoskeletal 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

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

ection 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

Section 4: Pharmacology Drug classes A-Z of drugs Prescription abbreviations

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

Author Information

By Jonathan Kenyon, BSc(Hons), MCSP, Junior Physiotherapist at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, London; and Karen Kenyon, BSc(Hons), BA, MCSP, Senior Physiotherapist at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, London

280 pages 72 ills
Copyright 2004
Softcover, Reference