Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems
Course Description:[edit | edit source]
Welcome to PT 635 Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems. This project was created by and for the students in the School of Physical Therapy at Bellarmine University in Louisville KY.
Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems explores signs and symptoms that emerge when homeostasis is disrupted, and addresses medical and physical therapy management of patient problems consequent to the underlying pathology. The dysfunctional states or disorders discussed in this course may include nutritional, infectious, gastrointestinal, hepatic, endocrine, metabolic, renal, genitourinary, autoimmune, connective tissue, dermatology, hematology, oncology, and immunodeficiency. The effects of age, gender, and ethnic factors on the pathology, manifestation of patient problems, and patient management are considered. The multiple effects of pharmacological intervention are addressed, including therapeutic effects and effects on patient cognitive and psychomotor abilities in physical therapy.
Textbook: Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral. (5th ed) Goodman C., Snyder T.; Saunders Elsevier
Course Instructors:[edit | edit source]
Dr. Elaine Lonnemann, Dr. June Hanks & *Dr. David Pariser (2010-2013)
Course Dates[edit | edit source]
This project was initiated in 2010 and has been updated annually by the students in the Differential Diagnosis course in the Bellarmine Physical Therapy Program.
Instructions[edit | edit source]
After reading over these instructions, you can begin creating content related to the topic you choose. You can start by adding general descriptive content about the disorder that could be in narrative and/or bullet format. The editing tools above allow you to edit the page much like a Word document. You can easily add links to other websites using the link icon above (Globe with chain link icon). Here are some of the links you could add:
- Medical sites related to the disorder
- Video/photos related to the disorder
- Links to abstract of research in Pubmed/Medline
In the initial stage, think of this as notes or resource area on the topic. Therefore, it is best to add as many quality resources as possible. In later stages, students and faculty will edit the content to highlight the most appropriate resources and to get the content in a more professional looking format.
A template for the article pages which contains sub-headings headings for the disorder has been provided, please follow the template for uniformity of content.
Articles[edit | edit source]
Below are links to the articles created during this project.
Biopsychosocial Disorders[edit | edit source]
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Schizophrenia
Cardiac Disorders[edit | edit source]
Connective Tissue Disorders[edit | edit source]
Dermatological Disorders[edit | edit source]
Electrolyte Disorders[edit | edit source]
Eating Disorders[edit | edit source]
Endocrine Disorders[edit | edit source]
- Acromegaly
- Addison's Disease
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Paget's Disease
- Cushing's Syndrome
Endolymphatic Disorders[edit | edit source]
Gastric Disorders[edit | edit source]
- Celiac Disease
- Cholecystitis
- Crohn's Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Inguinal Hernia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- NSAID Gastropathy
- Peptic Ulcers
- Pancreatitis
- Ruptured Spleen
Genetic Disorders[edit | edit source]
Headaches[edit | edit source]
Hematological Disorders[edit | edit source]
Hepatic & Biliary Disorders[edit | edit source]
Autoimmune Disorders[edit | edit source]
- Fibromyalgia
- Grave's Disease
- HIV/AIDS
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Lyme disease
- Proliferative Myositis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Reiter's Syndrome
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Systematic Lupus Erythematosus
- Wegener Granulomatosis
Infectious Diseases[edit | edit source]
- Behcet's Disease
- Botulism
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Legionnaire's Disease
- Malaria
- Meningitis
- Mononucleosis
- Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh Eating Disease)
- Osteomyelitis
- Pott's Disease
- Rabies
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Sarcoidosis
- Septic (Infectious) Arthritis
- Tetanus
- Tuberculosis
- Tularemia
- Zoonotic Diseases
Metabolic Disorders[edit | edit source]
Muscle Disorders[edit | edit source]
- Gordon Syndrome (Pseudohypoaldosteronism (PHA-II)
- Heterotopic Ossification
- McArdle's Disease
- Proliferative Myositis
- Polymyositis
- Rhabdomyolysis
Neurological Disorders[edit | edit source]
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Asperger Syndrome
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Schizencephaly
- Spina Bifida Occulta
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Nutritional Disorders[edit | edit source]
Oncological Disorders[edit | edit source]
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Breast Cancer
- Chemotherapy Side Effects & Syndromes
- Chondroblastoma
- Colorectal Cancer
- Ewing's Sarcoma
- Gastric Cancer
- Giant Cell Tumor
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Neuroblastoma
- Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Osteoblastoma
- Osteochondroma
- Osteoid Osteoma
- Osteosarcoma
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Paraneoplastic Syndrome
- Radiation Side Effects and Syndromes
- Renal Cancer
- Skeletal Metastases
- Testicular Cancer
Parasitic Infections[edit | edit source]
Pulmonary Disorders[edit | edit source]
Reproductive Disorders[edit | edit source]
Urological Disorders[edit | edit source]
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones)
- Polycystic Kidney Disease