Primary Care Orthopaed Advanced Pract

This one-of-a-kind book delivers challenging, clinically relevant case-based learning tools regarding orthopedics and sports medicine for advanced practicenursing students and practitioners. Written by nurse practitioner/educators, it fills a gap in information and guidelines for treatment of this populationin primary and acute care environments. Cases across the lifespan cover areas of orthopedics and sports medicine most likely to be encountered. Cases are described in depth to foster a comprehensive learning experience and to facilitate inductive and deductive critical reasoning. Each follows atemplate that encompasses the context for the case, chief patient complaints and history along with physical assessment findings, diagnostic evaluation,interventions, evaluation of care and outcome, and references for additional information. An accompanying teaching guide aids instructors in acceleratingcritical thinking. Key Features: Fills an identified gap in available literature Reflects both primary care and acute care across the lifespan Includes referral red flags and scope of practice for each case Formats cases for both inductive and deductive reasoning Offers focused instructor manual to facilitate meaningful learning

Primary care providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants) make decisions on a daily basis regarding treatments for musculoskeletal problems, including referrals to physical therapists, orthopedic surgeons and other specialists. Despite the large number of patients presenting with musculoskeletal complaints, primary care providers often feel poorly educated about how to assess and manage these patients This book provides a high yield and succinct resource on the assessment and management of these conditions. Written by expert orthopedic specialists at a major Harvard teaching hospital, this book fills that educational gap. Chapters overview specific body parts, typical presentations of disease, options for diagnostic testing, treatment paradigms, and anticipated outcomes of management both in the primary care setting and with a specialist. The text offers suggested pathways for working up and treating these problems with an emphasis on when referral to a specialist, or surgical intervention, is needed and when it is not. This is an ideal resource to educate primary care providers and empower them to engage in informed discussions with patients helping patients to arrive at treatment choices consonant with their preferences.

Part of the highly respected Primary Care Series, this 2nd edition of Lippincott's Primary Care Orthopaedics provides family practitioners, internists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and osteopathic and chiropractic physicians with the reference source they need to confidently diagnose and treat the most common musculoskeletal patient injuries seen in an office setting. This full-color, highly illustrated volume is designed to deliver the most useful information in a consistent and easy-to-reference format. Each chapter opens with a quick synopsis of the problem, followed by treatment recommendations and clinical pearls. Important sections like "Clinical Points", "Not to be Missed", and "When to Refer" are highlighted to better guide the busy physician in making treatment decisions. Plus, there is an online companion website with text, images, patient handouts and videos of examination and injection procedures so you have access to the content anytime. This is the tablet version which does not include access to the supplemental content mentioned in the text.

Part of the highly respected Primary Care Series, this 2nd edition of Lippincott's Primary Care Orthopaedicsprovides family practitioners, internists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and osteopathic and chiropractic physicians with the reference source they need to confidently diagnose and treat the most common musculoskeletal patient injuries seen in an office setting. This full-color, highly illustrated volume is designed to deliver the most useful information in a consistent and easy-to-reference format. Each chapter opens with a quick synopsis of the problem, followed by treatment recommendations and clinical pearls. Important sections like "Clinical Points", "Not to be Missed", and "When to Refer" are highlighted to better guide the busy physician in making treatment decisions. Plus, there is an online companion website with text, images, patient handouts and videos of examination and injection procedures so you have access to the content anytime.

This one of a kind book delivers challenging, clinically relevant case-based learning tools regarding orthopedics and sports medicine for advanced practice nursing students and practitioners. Written by nurse practitioner/educators, it fills a gap in information and guidelines for treatment of this population in primary and acute care environments. Cases across the life span cover areas of orthopedics and sports medicine most likely to be encountered.

From the office to the operating room to the emergency department, this practical, pocket-sized guide is an essential guide for advanced practice providers of orthopaedic care. Filling an important resource gap for the orthopaedic team, this manual focuses on the aspects of musculoskeletal care that an advanced care practitioner will commonly provide in daily practice. It clearly covers the specific skills and knowledge that enable physician assistants and nurse practitioners to provide high-quality, cost-effective care, with the goal of restoring each patient to maximum functional capacity and quality of life.

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Orthopaedic complaints make up a large part of a general practitioner's workload. Few doctors will complete a surgery without one patient at least presenting an orthopaedic proble, Furthermore, as the population ages, the so-called 'degenerative' conditions will continue to increase. as with most conditions, the large majority of othopaedic complaints are managed entirely in primary care. this book aims to help primary care clinicians to diagnose and treat these complaints, and to assist in identifying the small number who would benefit for referral to a specialist. It has been written to cater for both clinicians in training, and for those who are already in practice. Every chapter has been completely rewritten since the first edition A new chapter on sports medicine A new chapter posing a range of orthopaedic questions in short answer format to mimic the MRCGP exam