DPT 7632 Management of Complex Patients
Students will further develop their clinical reasoning, differential diagnoses, physical therapy examinations, and effective care plans for medically complex patients. The learner will be challenged to integrate the findings of laboratory tests, diagnostic testing, medical treatment, and procedures, as well as information gained from the patient, their families, other members of the health care team, and current evidence into the clinical decision-making process. Students will examine the physical therapy implications of the medically complex patient across all continuums of care. Students will design patient-centered individual and community-based interventions for effective disease management across the lifespan.