John A. Gracy

Orthopedics for Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Students (eBook, PDF)

An Introductory Guide

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This practical introductory guide provides PA/NP students with the tools to recognize and begin treatment of the most common orthopedic problems, to avoid missing critical diagnoses, and to serve as a base of knowledge to which they can add depending on their chosen career path. Utilizing this concise text, PA/NP students will gain a basic familiarity with how to describe a problem (including imaging) to an orthopedic surgeon as well as how to begin treatment. In addition, the student should have no difficulty passing the orthopedic portion of the PA/NP credentialing exams.

The essentials of imaging, fracture description and operating room procedures are presented first. Then, proceeding anatomically from upper to lower extremity and the spine, chapters utilize a user-friendly chapter format covering fractures, dislocations and trauma as well as non-traumatic injury, focusing on pathophysiology, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, and brief treatment protocols. Since many PAs are office-based, only the highlights of surgery are presented, with an emphasis on what to look for regarding post-operative complications as well as the goals of the rehabilitation process (both non-operative and post-operative).

Many books intended for orthopedic PA/NP students are written for those already in practice, usually providing far more information than the student can absorb in the usual 4-week orthopedic rotation, while others tend to skip important areas. This guide provides concise yet comprehensive coverage for a well-rounded presentation of everything orthopedic PA/NP students need to know to succeed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031044069
• Artikelnr.: 64178892

Autorenporträt

John A. Gracy, MD, FAAOS, The Orthopedic Specialists, Chattanooga, TN, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- History, Physical Exam and Diagnostic Testing.- The Operating Room.- The Hand and Wrist.- The Elbow and Forearm.- The Shoulder and Humerus.- The Foot and Ankle.- The Knee.- The Hip and Thigh.- The Spine: Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar.- Tumors.- Pediatric Orthopedics.- Rheumatological Disorders.- Compartment Syndrome.