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PHYSICAL THERAPY MANAGEMENT OF INTEGUMENT CONDITIONS

PHYTHER 678
Course Description

Provides the cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills for efficacious examination/evaluation and treatment of specific integument system conditions. Topics include the management of patients/clients with wounds, burn, frostbite, insensate and/or diseased integument. Functional training in self-care and home management including activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, as well as in the context of patients with specific integument conditions. Specific wound topics include: infection control in the health care environment, classification of wounds, examination and physical therapy and medical management of persons with wounds. Specific burn topics include: epidemiology of thermal injuries; classification of burn depth; determination of percentage burn; physiological effects of burn by body system; interdisciplinary medical management and physical therapy management for persons with burns/frostbite.

Prerequisties

Declared in Doctor of Physical Therapy program

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

1

Offered

Occasionally

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