TY - BOOK AU - Goodman,Catherine Cavallaro AU - Snyder,Teresa E.Kelly TI - Differential diagnosis for physical therapists : screening for referral SN - 9781437725438 AV - RM701.G65 2013 U1 - 615.8/2 23 PY - 2013/// CY - St. Louis, Missouri PB - Elsevier KW - Physical therapy KW - Diagnosis, Differential KW - Physical Therapy Modalities N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; CONTENTS SECTION I: Introduction to the Screening Process. 1. Introduction to screening for referral in physical therapy -- 2. Interviewing as a screening tool -- 3. Pain types and viscerogenic pain patterns -- 4. Physical assessment as a screening tool -- SECTION II: Viscerogenic Causes of Neuromusculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction. 5. Screening for hematologic disease -- 6. Screening for cardiovascular disease -- 7. Screening for pulmonary disease -- 8. Screening for gastrointestinal disease -- 9. Screening for hepatic and biliary disease -- 10. Screening for urogenital disease -- 11. Screening for endocrine and metabolic disease -- 12. Screening for immunologic disease -- 13. Screening for cancer. -- SECTION III: Systemic Origins of Neuromuscular or Musculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction. 14. Screening the head, neck, and back -- 15. Screening the sacrum, sacroiliac, and pelvis -- 16. Screening the lower quadrant: buttock, hip, groin, thigh, and leg -- 17. Screening the chest, breasts, and ribs -- 18. Screening the shoulder and upper extremity N2 - Written by a leading expert in the field, this text enables users to properly screen for medical disease to make an informed differential diagnosis. It intends to teach the Physical Therapist how to determine if the patient has a true neuromuscular or musculoskeletal problem and to determine the specific dysfunction or impairment ER -