Clinical Prediction Rules: A Physical Therapy Reference Manual: A Physical Therapy Reference Manual (Jone's and Bartlett's Contemporary Issues in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine) - Softcover

Glynn, Paul E.; Weisbach, P. Cody

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763775185 ISBN 13: 9780763775186

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2009

Synopsis

This book offers the first comprehensive look at CPRs as they relate to PT practice. It's format is arranged so that the pertinent information is readily available to influence clinical decision making while also providing sufficient depth. CPR development level is provided, a quality assessment score is listed as well as a clinical bottom line paragraph to provide the reader with a summative statement. The predictor variables are well described and include multiple color pictures for clarity of explanation and ease of reproduction. To further assist the reader in their utilization of clinical prediction rules the authors have provided a decision making algorithm as well as multiple case studies demonstrating the inclusion of such rules into an evidence-based clinical scenario. CPRs are becoming more frequent in the PT literature and this book provides students and clinicians with a strong working knowledge of the rules most pertinent to PT practice.

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About the Author

Supervisor of Staff Development & Clinical Research, Rehabilitation Department, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Massachusetts

Staff Physical Therapist, Rehabilitation Department, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Massachusetts

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0763775185
• ISBN 13: 9780763775186
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 250