Apr 19, 2024  
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 
    
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

DPT 6671 Advanced Clinical Practice - Examining the Complex Patient


Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 3
This course explores the therapist’s role as an interdependent practitioner working within a collaborative medical model. Inherent in the responsibilities associated with this role is the ability to recognize clinical manifestations necessitating contact with other healthcare professionals regarding a client’s health status. A proposed examination and a proposed patient management provides framework for 1) The structure for our discussion, presenting the clinical tools and decision-making processes necessary to more efficiently and effectively collect and evaluate the examination data, 2) Professional communication with the client and other health care professionals, and 3) Patient case presentations in this course as a means of applying differential diagnostic principles and promoting clinical decision-making.

Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Quarter 5 courses