PT 5101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Homeostasis, Intel 8089, Human Body Temperature

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Physical Therapy
• Course: PT 5101
• Professor: Hickey Mary

Document Summary

The guide to physical therapy project (cid:758)(cid:727)(cid:720)(cid:733)(cid:723)(cid:721)(cid:734)(cid:734)(cid:730)(cid:759) (cid:739)(cid:734) (cid:735)(cid:727)(cid:744)(cid:738)(cid:728)(cid:722)(cid:720)(cid:731) (cid:739)(cid:727)(cid:724)(cid:737)(cid:720)(cid:735)(cid:744) (cid:735)(cid:737)(cid:720)(cid:722)(cid:739)(cid:728)(cid:722)(cid:724) Developed by apta w/ aims: enhance quality of care improve patient/client satisfaction, promote utilization of physical therapy services increase efficiency and decrease the variation of services, promote cost reduction through prevention and wellness. Communication ability, style, and cognition cardiopulmonary screen includes: (* = vital sign) Assessment of vital signs is critical for the examination of all patients and is best practice recognized by apta. Hr assessment: hr is most easily measures and informative clinical measure of the heart. Makes up of cardiac output (co) equation (hrxstroke. May also be carotid(must be careful w/ massaging carotid) or femoral arteries if unable. Stethoscope positioned at left of sternum above nipple: palpation of hr includes: 15 seconds that multiply by 4: always count for 60 seconds if irregular. Normal hr: normal: 60-100 bpm, tachycardic: >100 bpm, bradycardic: <60 bpm.