Clinical assessment is part of the clinical reasoning process and involves identifying
problems through the accurate recognition and interpretation of normal and abnormal signs …

This chapter discusses the problems commonly encountered by the physiotherapist when
working with patients who have respiratory or cardiovascular dysfunction. The patient …

First impressions are the truest; the information obtained in the first 60 seconds of an
assessment is paramount to providing a rapid response to deteriorating physical conditions …

This report is one of a series of volumes describing the QA Tools, a comprehensive,
clinically based system for assessing care for children and adults. The quality indicators that …

This new innovative resource aims to give physiotherapy students and those new to
respiratory care a simple, easy-to-use guide to the process and procedures used in the …

The fifth edition of this seminal textbook continues to provide those who are studying or are
in practice with comprehensive evidence-based coverage of all the main aspects of …

Physical therapists perform measurements of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems
that are used to generate exercise prescriptions and to assess the effects of treatment …

Now in it's fourth edition, Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems continues to
be an essential textbook and reference source for undergraduate and postgraduate …

Physical therapists are increasingly using various outcome tools to gather data on patient
status at the initial examination and following treatment. Selecting the optimal tool to use …

This book is part of a series that attempts to link the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice
(Guide) with everyday practice and is written to help physical therapist practitioners develop …