<p>Specifically designed to address the expanding role of physical therapists in primary care, the second edition of <b>Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage</b> provides the information you need to become an effective primary care provider. Acquire the communication and differential diagnosis skills, technical expertise, and clinical decision-making ability to meet the challenges of a changing profession with this unparalleled resource. </p><br><br><ul> <li>Emphasizes communication skills vital for establishing rapport and gathering data.</li> <p> <li>Patient interview guides identify what data to collect and how to use it.</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Overview of the physical examination lays the foundation for different diagnosis and recognition of conditions.</li> <p></p> <p> <li>A section on <i>Special Populations </i>equips the PT to handle common problems encountered in primary care.</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Unique approach details pharmacology and diagnostic procedures from a PT perspective for clinically relevant guidance.</li> <p></p></ul><br><br><ul> <li>New information enhances your understanding of the foundations of practice and how to screen and examine the healthy population.</li> <p> <li>Content is reorganized and updated to reflect the current state of PT practice.</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Companion Evolve resources website enables you to independently review techniques from the text. </li> <p></p> <p> <li><i>Top 10 Medical Conditions to Screen For</i> chapter details conditions that have major significance in incidence, mortality, and morbidity all in one place.</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Separate chapters on upper and lower quarter screening and a new chapter on symptom investigation by symptom help you screen medical conditions more effectively. </li> <p></p></ul>