The Guide

Question 1

What is the Guide?

Answer 1

Description of PT practice for use by PT and PTA educators, students, and clinicians. .

Question 2

What are the 9 purposes of the Guide?

Answer 2

Purposes…

1. Describes PT Practice
2. Outlines the roles of PTs and PTAs
3. Describes the PT’s practice settings.
4. Standardizes terminology.
5. Reviews Educational preparation
6. Delineates clinical decision-making process for patient/client mgt.
7. Tests and measures used for examination and evaluation.
8. Approved Interventions and selection.
9. Outcome Measurement use.

Question 3

The Pt./Client mgt model describe what happens during an episode of care in what 6 words?

Answer 3

Examination
Evaluation
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Intervention
Outcomes

Question 4

The Pt/Client mgt process is one clients to do what 5 things?

Answer 4

Rehabilitate,
Habilitate,
Maintain Health/Function
Prevent Decline
Enhance Performance

Question 5

EXAMINATION

What are the 1st 3 parts to an initial examination?

Answer 5

History
Systems Review
Tests and Measures

Question 6

EXAMINATION

The PT conducts an examinatnion in order to gather information to do what 3 things?

Answer 6

Decide if pt will benefit from PT.
Develop Plan of Care
Progress plan of care based on pt’s response to intervention.

Question 7

HISTORY

What is it?

Answer 7

Systematic gathering of data (past and present) as to why the pt. was PT services.

Question 8

HISTORY

How is it gathered?

Answer 8

Individual,
Family,
Significant others.
Caregivers,
Others (counselor, teacher, case managers, employer.)
Individual's record.

Question 9

REVIEW OF SYSTEMS

What are the 8 systems?

Answer 9

Cardiovascular/Pulmonary system.
Endocrine.
Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat.
Gastrointestinal.
Genitourinary/Reproductive.
Hematologic/Lymphatic. 
Integumentary.
Neurologic/Musculoskeletal.

Question 10

SYSTEMS REVIEW

What is it?

Answer 10

Brief examination of

1. anatomical and physiological status of the 4 scope of practice systems
2. communication ability, affect, cognition, language, and learning style .

Question 11

Tests and Measures are used to do what?

Answer 11

Rule in or Rule out causes of impairment, activity limitations, and participation restrictions.

Question 12

There are how many categories of tests and measures?

Answer 12

26

Question 13

Evaluation.
(Time to interpret all the info we just collected)
What are the 5 steps to get to outcomes?

Answer 13

Interpret test outcomes
Integrate data w history.
Diagnose
Prognosis
Plan out care

Question 14

What is a PT diagnosis?

Answer 14

PT Diagnosis–based on what is happening within the mvt system.
PTs use labels that identify the IMPACT of a condition on function at the level of the system (especially the mvt system) and at the level of the whole person.
Describe in terms of ROM, strength, and not w a particular pathology.

Question 15

A PT Diagnosis is also called a Differential Diagnosis. Define.

Answer 15

Integrating and evaluating data obtained during the examination to describe the individual’s condition in order to determine the prognosis and plan of care.

Question 16

What is a prognosis?

Answer 16

predicted optimal level of improvement within a time frame.

Includes longterm and shortterm goals.

Question 17

Interventions come in what 9 categories?

Answer 17

1. Pt/client instruction
2. airway clearance techniques.
3. Assistive technology
4. Biophysical agents
5. Functional training in self-care and domestic, work, community, social and civic life.
6. Integumentary repair and protection techniques.
7. Manual therapy techniques.
8. Motor function training.
9. Therapeutic exercise.

Question 18

What 2 parts of the Patient/Client model fall under Plan of Care?

Answer 18

Prognosis

Diagnosis

Question 19

What is the Plan of Care?

Answer 19

proposed duration and frequency of interventions required to reach goals and outcomes.

Question 20

Goals should always be….

3

Answer 20

measureable
Functionally driven
Time limited.