Differential diagnosis for physical therapists : screening for referral / Catherine Cavallaro Goodman, MBA, PT, CBP, Teresa E. Kelly Snyder, MN, RN, OCN.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the screening process -- Introduction to screening for referral in physical therapy -- Interviewing as a screening tool -- Pain types and viscerogenic pain patterns -- Physical assessment as a screening tool -- Viscerogenic causes of neuromusculoskeletal pain and dysfunction -- Screening for hematologic disease -- Screening for cardiovascular disease -- Screening for pulmonary disease -- Screening for gastrointestinal disease -- Screening for hepatic and biliary disease -- Screening for urogenital disease -- Screening for endocrine and metabolic disease -- Screening for immunologic disease -- Screening for cancer -- Systemic origins of neuromuscular or musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction -- Screening the head, neck, and back -- Screening the sacrum, sacroiliac, and pelvis -- Screening the lower quadrant: buttock, hip, groin, thigh, and leg -- Screening the chest, breasts, and ribs -- Screening the shoulder and upper extremity.

Written by a leading expert in the field, this comprehensive reference text enables users to properly screen for medical disease to make an informed differential diagnosis.