Physical medicine & rehabilitation pocketpedia / Howard Choi [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Choi, Howard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Physical--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Medicine, Physical.

Medical rehabilitation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Medical rehabilitation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Physical medicine and rehabilitation pocketpedia

Pocketpedia

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pocketpedia is a pocket-sized, quick-reference tool for the busy resident or clinician. It contains charts, tables, diagrams, and illustrations that present key facts and points essential for day-to-day patient care. The book was prepared and field-tested by residents in the PM&R department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, who know from experience what information clinicians need to have at their fingertips. Coverage encompasses all disorders, diagnostic tests, and treatment modalities and includes a pharmacopeia. The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pocketpedia is also available electronically for handheld computers. See Media listing for details.

Contents:

""POCKETPEDIA""; ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS AND NOTES REGARDING THE TEXT""; ""I. MUSCULOSKELETAL/SPORTS/ORTHOPEDICS""; ""II. PAIN MEDICINE AND THE SPINE""; ""III. MODALITIES""; ""IV. GAIT AND GAIT AIDS""; ""V. AMPUTATION/PROSTHETICS""; ""VI. ORTHOTICS""; ""VII. WHEELCHAIR""; ""VIII. DISABILITY""; ""IX. IMMOBILITY/ PRESSURE ULCERS""; ""X. THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE""; ""XI. CARDIAC REHABILITATION (CR)""; ""XII. PULMONARY REHABILITATION (PR)""; ""XIII. RHEUMATOLOGY""; ""XIV. PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM""; ""XV. ELECTRODIAGNOSTICS (EDx)""

""XVI. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI)""""XVII. STROKE""; ""XVIII. SPINAL CORD INJURY (SCI)""; ""XIX. MISCELLANY""; ""XX. DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING""; ""XXI. PHARMACEUTICALS""; ""XXII. EMERGENCIES""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4698-7993-X

OCLC:

908076177