2014 Jul;44(7):500-7. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2014.4935. CASE DESCRIPTION: J is a 57 year old male with a history of mild mental retardation, seizure disorder, obesity, osteoarthritis, hypertension, and cervical disc disease. Mourad F, Maselli F, Patuzzo A, Siracusa A, Di Filippo L, Dunning J, de Las Peñas CF. The goal of the physical therapy examination, including differential diagnosis, is to efficiently classify the patient for treatment or to direct patients to the proper healthcare provider, thereby minimizing and preventing mortality and morbidity. 2013 Winter;65(1):46-55. doi: 10.3138/ptc.2011-56. The use of differential diagnosis was necessary in order to determine the true cause of the back pain. USA.gov. 2015 Jul 21;6:191-203. doi: 10.2147/PROM.S75173. A must-have physical and manipulative therapy case book to facilitate confident diagnosis Cases in Differential Diagnosis for the Physical and Manipulative Therapies: a Case Based Approach is a high-quality Australian case book ideal for students studying physical and manipulative therapy. The patient history and physical examination were suggestive of musculoskeletal back pain and physical therapy treatment was initiated. COVID-19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation. The purpose of this case study is to examine the process of differential diagnosis in a patient with neck pain and to discuss common diagnostic errors that can occur in the outpatient setting. Epub 2008 Sep 1. Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable. Differential Diagnosis in a Patient Presenting With Both Systemic and Neuromusculoskeletal Pathology: Resident's Case Problem. Curr.c.~~~ly, 30 states allow physical Int J Sports Phys Ther.  |  CASE STUDY Differential Diagnosis in Physical Therapy Evaluation of Thigh Pain in an Adolescent Boy Geraldine 1. This resident's case problem provides an opportunity to discuss the clinical reasoning process leading to the suspicion of abdominal pathology. Dr. Brian Budgell. Determining the medical differential diagnosis has traditionally been considered the sole responsibility of the physician. Abdominal pain was elicited during an introductory therapeutic exercise, which was recognized by the therapist as a potential sign of abdominal pathology.  |  Abdominal pain was elicited during an introductory therapeutic exercise, which was recognized by the therapist … Background: The patient was referred back to his primary care physician who ordered cardiovascular testing including an electrocardiogram and echocardiogram. Pellecchia, MA, PT ' Nelly 1 ugo-larcheveque, PT * Peter A. Del uca, M D he number of states per- mitting direct access to physical therapy senices has increased steadily over the past 15 years. Razmjou H, Robarts S, Kennedy D, McKnight C, Macleod AM, Holtby R. Physiother Can. Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment. Epub 2007 Apr 18. Keywords: See this image and copyright information in PMC. During the examination, several differential diagnoses were considered. Find NCBI SARS-CoV-2 literature, sequence, and clinical content: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sars-cov-2/.  |  Get the latest public health information from CDC: https://www.coronavirus.gov. Diagnosis: The patient in this resident's case problem was a 67-year-old male referred to physical therapy with a 2-week history of severe low back pain and muscle spasms. However, physical therapists are equipped to make important contributions to this process as a result of their education and training. To be accepted for publication in Physiopedia case studies must: Only use skills that are within the scope of practice of the physiotherapy profession. 2005 Nov;35(11):745-54. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2005.35.11.745. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. At that time, the physical therapist was suspicious that the origin of the patient's neck pain was non-mechanical in nature. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. The therapist performed an additional review of systems and an abdominal screening examination, which established the necessity of an immediate medical referral. Abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with low back pain. Abstract. The purpose of this resident's case problem is to describe the clinical reasoning process leading to a medical referral for a patient who presented to physical therapy with debilitating low back pain. Case description: Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment (SBU). 187. 2018 Jun;48(6):496-503. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.7652. This site needs JavaScript to work properly. These tests revealed significant cardiac abnormalities including multi-vessel blockage of the coronary arteries and evidence of infarction. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. Epub 2018 Feb 6. 2008 Sep;38(9):551-7. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2008.2719. The case studies presented below are actual clinical cases in which the neurologic examination performed by physical therapists provided critical information leading to a timely and accurate neurologic diagnosis.These cases illustrate the application of the neurologic di… Be written in an academic case study format (see the Physiopedia Case Study Template) Resources. This site needs JavaScript to work properly. The seminar further addresses effective mechanisms that result in client referrals to appropriate health care practitioners. National Center for Biotechnology Information, Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. Evaluation of an advanced-practice physical therapist in a specialty shoulder clinic: diagnostic agreement and effect on wait times. A thorough physical examination of the cervical spine and upper quarter failed to reproduce his symptoms. The patient in this resident's case problem was a 67-year-old male referred to physical therapy with a 2-week history of severe low back pain and muscle spasms. Phys Ther. The patient history and physical examination were suggestive of musculoskeletal back pain and physical therapy treatment was initiated. Study design: Phys Ther. Abdominal pain in physical therapy practice: 3 patient cases.  |  Epub 2012 Jan 25. After additional positional and postural changes did not alleviate the symptoms, he stopped exercising, and his pain ceased. He underwent a coronary artery bypass graft 4 days later. Outcomes: Acute back pain most often presents as musculoskeletal in nature; however, less frequently it may be the result of an underlying, or coexisting, systemic pathology. Please enable it to take advantage of the complete set of features! J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2007 Jun;87(6):801-10. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20060141. Undetected hangman's fracture in a patient referred for physical therapy for the treatment of neck pain following trauma. The purpose of this case study is to examine the process of differential diagnosis in a patient with neck pain and to discuss common diagnostic errors that can occur in the outpatient setting.