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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.
Prerequisite- Corequisite
Prerequisites - BIO 132 Anatomy & Physiology II, PTA 116 Clinical Kinesiology, PTA 120 Musculoskeletal Pathologies, PTA 125 Musculoskeletal Assessment, and PTA 110 Clinical I
Corequisites - PTA 135 Neuromuscular Pathologies, PTA 140 Modalities II, PTA 210 Clinical II, PTA 213 Seminar I
Credits: 4.5
Hours
3 Lecture Hours, 3 Lab Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Describe the etiology, clinical picture, medical management, and rehabilitation of common cardiopulmonary, integumentary, amputee, genital, reproductive, hepatic, biliary, immune, renal and urologic pathologies.
- 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 based on surrogate patient verbal and non-verbal responses during case scenario application.
- Demonstrate accurate, clear, concise written documentation and billing code recognition related to case study scenario application.
- Recognize how social constructs related to diversity (e.g. race, gender, and social class) can create inequitable access to healthcare and respond in a culturally sensitive manner, through case scenario application.
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