Quiz 2 Flashcards
What do PTs do?
based on the person’s diagnosis, prognosis, and goals PTs design and implement a customized and integrated plan of care in collaboration with the individual to achieve the individual’s goal-directed outcomes.
PTs work towards maximizing an individual’s ability to engage with and respond to their environment, emphasizing movement-related interventions to optimize functional capabilities and performance.
what is the biopsychosocial model?
a person’s health status is determined by the interplay of the biological, psychological, and social domains
what are social determinants of health?
the measure of all the exposures of an individual in a lifetime and how those exposures relate to health.
influence the environmental context of movement and health.
economics, access to healthcare, quality of healthcare, education level, cultural attitudes and approaches towards healthcare, nutrition and access to food.
what are the PT practice core concepts?
evidence based practice and commitment to professional practice
what does evidence-based practice consist of?
clinical expertise, best available evidence, and patient/client values and circumstances
what is self-referral/direct access in PT?
PT is allowed to treat without a referral.
varies by state
PA-wait 2 years to get direct access license.
- can see patients for 30 days w/o referral currently in PA.
co-manage
collaborate with other professionals to direct or coordinate an individual’s management.
consult
render or receive professional expert opinion or advice concerning specialized knowledge and skills to identify problems, recommend solutions, or produce a specified outcome or product on behalf of an individual.
manage
manage and remain accountable for the services provided when the PT’s management plan involves the use of other recognized assistive personnel.
refer
refer an individual to another provider when the individual requires services that are outside the PT’s personal, jurisdictional, or professional scope of practice.
PT may choose to refer an individual for specific testing that the therapist deems necessary for the development of a working diagnosis or management plan.
what is an episode of care/service?
all PT services that are provided by a PT in an unbroken sequence and related to management for a given condition/problem.
what is a visit
a single PT encounter or visit
who are the different consumers of PT services
patients, clients, communities, and populations
patient and client management model
exam–> evaluation/hypothesis–> diagnosis–> prognosis–> intervention–> outcomes
what does the PT examination consist of?
history
- review of systems
physical exam
- systems review
tests and measures
what is included in history?
review of systems, medications, surgeries, ADs, family medical history, and social habits
what is included in the physical exam
systems review
what is a systems review
part of the physical exam
1st hands-on component of the exam
brief exam of anatomical and physiological status (body function and structures)
note communication ability, affect, cognition, language, and learning style of the individual
quickly scan body systems for function/dysfunction