| Description |
ix, 238 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Alzheimer's disease -- Amputation -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita -- Athletic injuries, sports injuries -- Attention deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD), minimal brain dysfunction (MBD), hyperkinetic impulse disorder, and hyperactive child syndrome -- Autism -- Brachial plexus injury, Erb's palsy, Klumpke's palsy, Erb-Duchenne-Klumpke palsy -- Burns -- Cancer (neoplasm) -- Cardiac dysfunction (cardiovascular disease) -- Carpal tunnel syndrome -- Cerebral palsy -- Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder -- Chronic pain -- Coma -- Deconditioned/generalized debility or weakness -- Dementia (non-Alzheimer type) -- Depression -- Developmental disabilities-adults -- Diabetes mellitus -- Down syndrome -- Duchenne's muscular dystrophy (DMD) -- Eating disorders: anorexia nervosa/bulimia nervosa -- Fetal alcohol syndrome -- Guillian Barre syndrome -- Hand injuries -- Hip fracture/hip arthroplasty -- Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- Homelessness -- Learning disabilities -- Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy -- Low back pain -- Low vision -- Lymphedema -- Multiple sclerosis -- Myasthenia gravis -- Osteoarthritis -- Osteoporosis -- Parkinson's disease -- Personality disorders -- Postpolio syndrome or postpoliomyelitis syndrome -- Post traumatic stress disorder, shell shock, or battle fatigue syndrome -- Prenatal exposure to cocaine -- Rheumatoid arthritis -- Schizophrenia -- Sensory integrative dysfunction -- Spina bifida -- Spinal cord injury, paraplegia, tetraplegia |
| Summary |
"Those new to the occupational therapy field will find this conveniently sized guide a godsend in their first days on the job. Organized alphabetically by condition, this handy reference concisely details standard OT assessment processes and offers a brief introduction and etiology for each condition. Benefits: a glossary of related terms directs readers quickly to appropriate conditions and related assessment tools; employs current uniform technology used in occupational therapy profession; an assessment for over 50 conditions thoroughly detailed making this the only portable assessment guide available; and a convenient pocket guide makes it the ideal text for fieldwork & clinical work."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (231-238) |
| Subject |
Occupational therapy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Diagnosis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Occupational Therapy.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Orchanian, David P.
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| LC no. |
2002013369 |
| ISBN |
0766836282 paperback |
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