Red Flags II,
Edition 1
A guide to solving serious pathology of the spine
By Sue Greenhalgh, MA, GD Phys, FCSP and James Selfe, PhD, MA, GD Phys, FCSP
Publication Date:
22 Sep 2009
Description
The perfect companion to the successful RED FLAGS: A GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING SERIOUS SPINAL PATHOLOGY by Sue Greenhalgh and James Selfe, this new pocketbook guides the practitioner through solving serious spinal pathologies. RED FLAGS II expands on some of the concepts outlined in the first book and gives advice on appropriate investigations. It retains a strong clinical focus through the use of multiple case histories of real patients with serious pathology of the spine. Readers are given the opportunity to utilise clinical reasoning processes as they work through these case histories.
Key Features
- Updated hierarchical list of Red Flags
- Summary identifying key findings Red Flags and Red Herrings
- Multiple real patient case histories
- Management pathways
- Presentation of secondary cases
About the author
By Sue Greenhalgh, MA, GD Phys, FCSP, Consultant Physiotherapist and James Selfe, PhD, MA, GD Phys, FCSP, Professor of Physiotherapy, Department of Health Professions, Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University
Table of Contents
1 Clinical Reasoning2 Evidence Base for Red Flags3 Extra-pulmonary Spinal Tuberculosis4 Cauda Equina Syndrome5 Cancer6 Serious Pathology Fractures7 Red Herrings8 Investigations in Serious Pathology of the Spine
Book details
ISBN:
9780443069147
Page Count: 256
Retail Price
:
£28.99
0-443-10140-X, 978-0-443-10140-3, Greenhalgh & Selfe: Red Flags, A Guide to Identifying Serious Pathology of the Spine, Apr-2006
Audience
Physiotherapists, especially those who work as autonomous first contact assessors; recent graduates
This is an excellent textbook and will highly recommend to lecturers, clinicians and students