Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems - Jennifer A. Pryor, Ammani S. Prasad

Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems

Adults and Paediatrics
Media-Kombination
618 Seiten
2008 | 4th Revised edition
Churchill Livingstone
978-0-7020-4161-7 (ISBN)
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Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and for the clinicians working with patients with cardiac and respiratory problems, this title integrates the evidence with clinical practice and covers the whole patient lifespan - infants, children, adolescents and adults.
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'[Thanks] to the combination of evidence based information and easy reading I feel that this book is one of the must have texts for all physiotherapists with an interest in respiratory or cardiac problems' - "The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care Newsletter". 'Now in its fourth edition, this text is a must for all physiotherapy students. The chapters are well laid out, and all of the information is explained in an easily understandable way. This new edition provides the most up to date information for clinical practice from paediatrics through to the elderly. Chapter six is particularly useful, it provides the reader with case studies and then works through a logical way of problem solving along with introducing the reader to specific outcome measures. All in all a must have text' - Laura Culpan, Physiotherapy student, University of Bradford.

Pryor was until recently Head of Physiotherapy at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust , London - Britain's leading chest and heart hospital. She is now a research fellow there and is combining work on research with the latest in clinical practice. She was co-editor to the first two editions of this book.Prasad was a contributor to the previous edition of this book. Her specialist area of practice is with children with cystic fibrosis. Like Pryor she is working as a researcher in a centre of clinical excellence.Both authors have given papers at international meetings for both doctors and physical therapists.

Assessment and investigation of patients' problems; Thoracic imaging; Cardiopulmonary function testing; The electrocardiogram (ECG) and cardiac arrest; Paediatrics; Effects of positioning and mobilization; Physiotherapy techniques; Patients' problems, physiotherapy management and outcome measures; Psychological aspects of care; Intensive care for the critically ill adult; Paediatric mechanical support; Paediatrics; Non-Invasive Ventilation; Surgery for adults; Pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic respiratory disease; Cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention; Thoracic organ transplantation; Spinal cord injury; Dysfunctional breathing; Bronchiectasis, primary ciliary dyskinesia and cystic fibrosis; Appendix: Normal values, Conversion Table and Abbreviations

Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 189 x 246 mm
Themenwelt Medizinische Fachgebiete Innere Medizin Pneumologie
ISBN-10 0-7020-4161-0 / 0702041610
ISBN-13 978-0-7020-4161-7 / 9780702041617
Zustand Neuware
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