Acute Care Physical Therapy: When to Stop, Start, Do More, or Do Less
Presented by Joe Adler
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Meet your instructor
Joe Adler
Joe Adler graduated in 1993 with an MS PT from Arcadia University (then Beaver College) in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and earned a transitional DPT degree from Arcadia University in 2011. He has been working at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia since graduation. He spent the first three years…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Introduction
This chapter reviews how therapists constantly monitor objective data and subjective patient response. It also discusses fundamentals of normal exercise physiology and how exercise physiology applies to hospitalized patients. The viewer will learn to apply and integrate multiple patient factors to clinical decision-making.
2. Monitoring
This chapter reviews the multiple ways therapists monitor and assess patients in their care.
3. Telemetry Monitoring
A basic working knowledge of telemetry (ECG) and the impact of cardiac electrical functioning on activity tolerance is fundamental.
4. Clinical Decision-Making: Integrating Signs and Symptoms
Making safe decisions regarding activity for hospitalized patients is challenging. Optimizing activity and mobility requires integration of multiple factors. Through a review of case studies, a process for appropriate decision-making will be presented.
