PTA130 — Cardiopulmonary & Integumentary Pathologies
PTA 130 - Cardiopulmonary & Integumentary Pathologies PTA 130 - Cardiopulmonary & Integumentary Pathologies In this course students will study the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems and related pathologies, and their medical and therapeutic management. Students will apply the musculoskeletal knowledge from the previous semester to amputee and prosthetic rehabilitation and orthotics management. Integumentary system conditions will be discussed with emphasis on the Physical Therapist Assistant’s role in wound management and healing. Additionally, the genital, reproductive, hepatic and biliary, immune, renal and urologic system pathologies and their physical therapy management will be studied. Identify orthotics, prosthetic devices, including components, materials used for fabrication, advantages, disadvantage, indications, and contraindications for use. Demonstrate professional, therapeutic communication with patients from the point of establishing rapport, obtaining patient status information, and while communicating instruction and education to patients while providing treatment. Demonstrate safe, competent performance of all interventions and data collection techniques related to cardiopulmonary, integumentary and amputee rehabilitation within the scope of PTA practice and the plan of care of the physical therapist. Appropriately recognize and report changes in patient status and adjust or discontinue therapeutic exercise within the plan of care of the physical therapist b