Adv Screening & Diff Diagnosis

Catalog description

Enables students to function as independent health care providers with the ability to identify signs and symptoms that fall outside the scope of physical therapy practice and to refer clients appropriately to additional medical care. Addresses strategies to identify source of various signs and symptoms. Tools used in course include questionnaires based on presenting symptoms. Questionnaires to be used as a guide in history-taking and inter-practitioner communication. Prerequisite: PT 441 or 541. Fall.