NDPT 7693 - Clinical Problems VII: Managing the Complex Patient

This is a special topics course that identifies complex situations for patient treatment that requires the student to synthesize information learned in prior clinical and foundational science courses. This course addresses the physical therapy examination, evaluation, intervention and management of clinical problems associated with multi-system impairments (integumentary, cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, gastrointestinal / genitourinary) and is based on clinical cases that involve more than one pathological process. Clinical manifestations of disease are correlated with their pathology and physiological consequences. Etiology, pathology, clinical progression of disease and the resultant impairments provide a foundation for synthesis of physical therapy diagnoses, prognosis, interventions and projected outcomes. Critical analyses of the literature, investigations of reliability and validity of examination, evaluation, intervention, and projections for future research permeate all clinical cases in this course. This course elicits discussion regarding modifications of interventions and prognosis, which may be required when age, race, and gender are considered.

Hours:
2