Types of PT Care
Prevention is Better than a Cure.
What is Primary Care?
Pathogenesis-how it progresses clinically or cellularly.
What is the mechanism of the disease?
An illness or disease that has a relatively rapid onset and short duration
Not synonymous with "severe"
Usually responds to a specific treatment and is usually self-limiting
Usually follow a specific sequence, or stages, of illness from onset to recovery
What is an Acute Illness?
ID a Disease or condition
What is a Diagnosis?
# of new cases of a condition in a specific period of time in relation to the total # of people in the population who are at risk at the beginning of the period
What is the Incidence?
Returning your patient to their PLOF and decrease the duration of the DX or DO.
What is Secondary Care?
The study of the cause of a disease whether congenital, infectious, hereditary, environmental or idiopathic
What is Etiology?
May have difficulty admitting to being sick at all
What is a stoic psychological aspect of illness?
Modifiable or Non Modifiable
What are Risk Factors?
Iatrogenic
What is it called when an illness is caused by a medical exam or treatment?
Adaptations or limiting the degree of a disability for an irreversible DX or DO.
What is Tertiary Care?
Objective and measurable
What are signs of a disease, DX or DO?
May be particularly concerned about the need for the medication or the loss of the ability to work
What is a Narcissistic ( self centered) psychological aspect of illness?
Equilibrium of internal environment; or same state
What is Homeostasis?
All cases of a condition (new and old) among those at risk for developing the condition
Made at one point in time
What is the Prevalence?
PT intervention for pre and post op, following removal of a cast or rehabilitation to habitation.
What is Secondary Care?
Ssubjective or experienced by a patient.
What are the symptoms of a DO, DX or disease?
Symptoms occur without physical dysfunction of brain cells.
What is a functional basis of psychologic or psychiatric illness?
Biological or psychological alteration resulting in malfunction of a body system or organ
What is Disease?
Adhesive Capsulitis, Fibromyalgia, some autoimmune disease.
What is Idiopathic or when a disease has no known cause?
Prevention of pressure sores and contractures, pain management, caregiver support, maximizing the highest level of independence, providing home adaptations and adaptive mobility options.
What are Types of PT interventions seen in palliative/hospice care?
The outcome or probable course.
What is the prognosis?
Shows abnormal physiologic changes in brain tissue
Occurs as a direct physiological consequence of a medication or medical condition
What is an organic basis for psychological or psychiatric illness?
Complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely as the absence of disease or infirmity.
What is Health as defined by WHO?
Pneumonia, C Diff, UTI's
What are nosocomial Infections?