PT 9012 - Patient Management in the Pediatric Acute Care Setting

2 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites/Corequisites: Admission into the GSU Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency Program.
Description
Course Description: This course is designed to review the principles of examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and management of pediatric clients in a hospital setting. This course will emphasize diagnoses of acute spinal cord injury, acute traumatic brain injury, cardiac conditions, cystic fibrosis, pediatric oncology, and the treatment of prematurity in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Investigation and application of the latest evidence related to these conditions will be discussed. Q