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PT 6001 - Physical Therapy Assessment I

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This is the first in a two-course sequence which focuses on fundamental patient assessment and screening skills in physical therapy practice. Students are introduced to the patient/client management model and they initiate the process of examination, evaluation, diagnosis, and prognosis and prevention. Students learn to conduct a subjective examination. Commonly used screening instruments and basic objective tests and measures that address impairments and function—common to the cardiopulmonary, integumentary, musculoskeletal, and neuromuscular systems are introduced and practiced in this course. Students also learn the elements of documentation necessary for the patient/client management model. Clinical reasoning is introduced related to the diagnostic process and identification of referral situations.

Corequisite: PT 6003 .