Primary Care PT: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
Presented by Seth Peterson and John Heick
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Involvement of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems is common in primary care patients presenting to outpatient physical therapy clinics. Assessment of the patient is paramount to determining the success of our interventions.
Learning Objectives
- Implement approaches to assess the stability of the primary care patient
- Integrate the principles of screening for a patient with a suspected cardiovascular or pulmonary condition
- Assess the primary care patient presenting with initial stages of heart failure
- Identify clinical patterns of cardiovascular or pulmonary system involvement appropriate for referral
Meet your instructors
Seth Peterson
Seth Peterson is a graduate of A.T. Still University’s orthopedic residency and Bellin College’s fellowship in orthopedic manual physical therapy. He is a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist and a fellow of AAOMPT. Seth is a full-time clinician at The Motive, the private practice he owns in Tucson, Arizona. He is…
John Heick
John Heick received his PhD in 2015 from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in orthopaedic and sports science. He received his doctorate from Shenandoah University and his undergraduate degree from Northern Arizona University. John is board-certified by ABPTS in orthopedics, neurology, and sports. John has…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Examination of the Cardiovascular System
The therapist must be able to assess the primary care patient with a cardiovascular condition among the patients presenting to an outpatient clinic.
2. Examination of the Pulmonary System
This chapter will focus on the assessment of a patient with a pulmonary condition.
3. Examination of Heart Failure
As heart failure is the most common reason for a patient being admitted to the hospital, physical therapists must be able to assess the patient with heart failure. This chapter will cover the clinical practice guideline recommendations on patient assessment to determine stability of a patient with heart failure.
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