APTA Guide to Physical Therapist Practice Results
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Self-care is caring for oneself, washing and drying oneself, caring for one's body parts, dressing, eating and drinking, and looking after one's health.
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Ventilation is the movement of a volume of gas into and out of the lungs. Respiration is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide across a membrane either in the lungs or at the cellular level.
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Respiratory and ventilatory techniques are a group of therapeutic activities intended to manage or prevent the consequences of impaired gas exchange resulting from inadequate mucociliary transport, diminished thoracic compliance, or the inability to clear the airway.
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To establish the diagnosis, prognosis, management plan, and appropriate outcome measures, the physical therapist conducts an examination, which includes a history and physical examination, and an evaluation to interpret and synthesize the examination findings.
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The APTA Guide to Physical Therapist Practice is the American Physical Therapy Association's seminal resource describing physical therapist practice and the foundations upon which that practice is built.
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Physical therapists have a major role to play in the provision of primary care, which has been defined as "the provision of integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with
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There are four major constructs and concepts that inform current practice: ICF and the biopsychosocial model; evidence-based practice; professional values; and quality assessment.
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The Guide contains general categories of interventions that the physical therapist may decide to use during the episode of care.
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Reference Rothstein JM,Campbell, SK,Echternach JL, et al; Task Force for Standards of Measurement in Physical Therapy. Standards for tests and measures in physical therapy practice. Phys Ther. 1991;71:589-622. Rothstein JM,Echternach JL. Primer on Measurement: An Introductory Guide to Measurement Issues.
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Unless otherwise noted, the Publisher holds the copyright on all materials published in the Guide, whether in print or electronic form, both as a compilation and as individual chapters.