Medical Screening for Physical Therapists: The Adolescent Population is organized by HomeCEU. This Course has been approved for a maximum of Contact Hours: 1.
Course Description:
This course will highlight important health care issues, based on body systems, in the adolescent population. Red and/or yellow flags will be presented, within the context of the past medical history that may warrant a referral. Selected screening tools and components of the upper quadrant and lower quadrant examination will be discussed as it pertains to the adolescent population.
Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional on health care issues, based on body systems, in the adolescent population
Course Objectives:
• List 6 general red flags that may warrant a referral when medically screening the adolescent patiens
• List 4 red flags signs and or symptoms of a slipped femoral capital epiphysis that may warrant a need for outside referral
• List the clinical relevance of the Ottawa Ankle Rules, with respect to sensitivity, specificity and the need for making an outside referral.
• Recall 3 risk factors for MRSA when screening the integumentary system in an adolescent