Course Description
10-524-146 PTA MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOPULMONARY & INTEGUMENTARY CONDITIONS...integrates concepts of cardiopulmonary and integumentary pathologies, physical therapy interventions, and data collection in patient treatment. (Prerequisites: 10-524-139 PTA Patient Interventions;10-524-142, PTA Therapeutic Exercise; 10-524-147 PTA Clinical Practice 1; 10-524-157, PTA Applied Kinesiology 2; 10-524-143 PTA Biophysical Agents; 10-524-105 PTA-Pathology Concepts)
Course Typically Offered
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What will I learn?
- Identify function and location of structures in normal cardiovascular and pulmonary systems
- Identify etiology, signs and symptoms and usual course of pulmonary disorders
- Identify etiology, signs and symptoms and usual course of cardiac disorders
- Identify etiology, signs and symptoms and usual course of peripheral vascular disease
- Perform physical therapy interventions for patients with cardiac impairments
- Perform physical therapy interventions for patients with pulmonary impairments
- Examine physical therapy interventions for wound management
- Perform physical therapy interventions for the person with an amputation
- Educate in the care and use of prosthetic devices
- Assess ventilation, respiration and circulation
- Analyze patient response to physical therapy interventions for cardiovascular, pulmonary, lymphatic, and integumentary disorders
- Conduct data collection for patients with cardiovascular, pulmonary, lymphatic, and integumentary disorders
- Identify etiology, signs and symptoms and usual course of lymphatic disorders
- Perform physical therapy interventions for patients with lymphatic disorders
- Perform physical therapy interventions for patients with peripheral vascular disease
Class list
2 classes found
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Class Number: PTA 10524146-1 - PTA Cardio & Integ Mgmt
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Class Number: PTA 10524146-2 - PTA Cardio & Integ Mgmt