Ebook: Handbook of Polytrauma Care and Rehabilitation

Demos Medical Publishing, 2014 - 291p.What Is Polytrauma?
Taking a History
Performing a Physical Examination
Ordering Tests
Focal Weakness and Hypotonia
Spasticity
Coordination and Balance Deficits
Tremors
Dysphagia
Numbness
Pain
Vision Deficits
Hearing Deficits
Cranial Nerve Deficits
Aphasia
Executive Function Deficits
Akinetic Mutism and Locked-In Syndrome
Posttraumatic Amnesia
Perceptual Deficits
Neglect
Agitation, Irritability, and Emotional Lability
Depression
Hypoarousal
Sexual Dysfunction
Neurogenic Bladder
Neurogenic Bowel
Postconcussive Syndrome
Postdeployment Syndrome in Combat-Related TBI
Headaches
Insomnia
Penetrating Brain Injuries
Disorders of Consciousness
Posttraumatic Seizures
Craniotomy/Craniectomy/Cranioplasty
Hydrocephalus
Neuroendocrinologic Abnormalities
Geriatric and Aging Issues
Dementia and Brain Injury
Disability Determination and Medico-Legal Issues
Return to Driving
Return to Sports
Return to Work
Dual Disability—TBI With SCI, Amputation, or Burns
Amputation Care and Prosthetic Fitting
Spinal Cord Injury
Burns
Deep Venous Thrombosis
Heterotopic Ossification
Contractures
Pressure Ulcers