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A Clinician's Guide to Differential Diagnosis

Product #
1320AT
Type
ATC/LAT
Hours
2
Approval Status

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Course Description:

Name some reasons that it is important for a clinician to have a good understanding of differential diagnosis…..ANNND GO!!

  1. Direct Access
  2. Early detection of conditions that mimic musculoskeletal conditions
  3. Patients are discharged “quicker and sicker” from acute care
  4. Patients may disclose information to their therapist which might have been unknown to the physician…..AND many more!

Let Dr. Rina Pandya help you feel more confident in your differential diagnosis skills. 

This is course 1. 
Course two is A Clinician’s Guide to Lower Extremity Differential Diagnosis, Pathologies and Special Tests. 
Course three is A Clinician’s Guide to Differential Diagnosis of the Neck and Shoulder.

In this course, Dr. Pandya will cover how:

  • To apply the knowledge of differential diagnosis proficiently
  • To analyze the need for differential diagnosis
  • To understand critical thinking and problem solving for complex musculoskeletal diagnoses
  • To utilize knowledge of systemic differential diagnosis in identifying red flags
  • To be knowledgeable about guidelines for physician referral

Methods of Instruction:

Online audio/video course

Course Instructor:

Rina Pandya, PT, DPT

Target Audience:

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapist Assistants and Athletic Trainers.

Educational Level:

Intermediate

Prerequisites:

None

Course Goals and Objectives:

At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  1. Identify potential reasons to screen for differential diagnoses
  2. Differentiate between primary, secondary and tertiary diseases prevention
  3. Differentiate between differential diagnosis versus screening and recognize the Goodman Screening model
  4. Identify clients that need immediate medical attention
  5. Identify guidelines for physician referral: general systemic, women’s health, vital signs, cancer, cardiac and pulmonary
  6. Recognize precautions and contraindications to therapy
  7. Differentiate between sources of pain
  8. Identify the onset/description/intensity/duration/pattern/aggravating and relieving factor/associated signs & symptoms of Systemic Pain versus Musculoskeletal Pain
  9. Identify examples/types of Pain: Tension, Inflammatory, Ischemic, Myofascial, Muscle Tension, Muscle Spasm, Trauma and Trigger Points
  10. Identify the signs and symptoms of Rhabdomyolysis

Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:

A score of 70% or greater on the post-test

ATC State Approvals

Alabama
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Alaska
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Arizona
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Arkansas
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
California
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Colorado
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Connecticut
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Delaware
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District of Columbia
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Florida
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Georgia
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Hawaii
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Idaho
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Illinois
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Indiana
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Iowa
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Kansas
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Kentucky
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Louisiana
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Maine
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Maryland
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Massachusetts
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Michigan
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Minnesota
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Mississippi
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Missouri
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Montana
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Nebraska
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Nevada
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
New Hampshire
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
New Jersey
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New Mexico
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
New York
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
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Ohio
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Oklahoma
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Oregon
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Pennsylvania
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Rhode Island
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
South Carolina
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
South Dakota
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Tennessee
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Texas
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Utah
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Vermont
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Virginia
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Washington
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
West Virginia
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Wisconsin
BOC Approved Provider-Category A
Wyoming
BOC Approved Provider-Category A

PT State Approvals

Alabama
Board Accepted/Approved
Alaska
Approved
Arizona
Approved Category A
California
Approved
Colorado
Approved- Meets CO DORA for Category 1
Connecticut
Board Accepted/Approved
Delaware
Approved
District of Columbia
Approved
Florida
Florida Approved for Online/Home Study
Georgia
Approved
Hawaii
Approved
Idaho
Approved
Illinois
Illinois Approved Provider (#216.000250)
Indiana
Approved-Category 1
Iowa
Board Accepted/Approved
Kansas
Board Accepted/Approved
Kentucky
Kentucky-KPTA Category 2
Maine
No State Requirements
Massachusetts
Approved
Michigan
Approved (Activity Code 1)
Mississippi
Approved
Missouri
Approved
Montana
Approved Category A
Nebraska
Board Accepted/Approved
Nevada
Nevada PT Board Approved
New Hampshire
Board Accepted/Approved
New Mexico
New Mexico PT Board Approved- Expires 4-6-25
New York
Approved Provider
North Carolina
Approved
North Dakota
Board Accepted/Approved
Oklahoma
Approved- Oklahoma Medical Board Via CE Broker
Oregon
Approved
Pennsylvania
Approved - (2GEN or 2DA)
Rhode Island
Approved
South Carolina
Board Accepted/Approved
South Dakota
No State Requirements
Tennessee
Board Accepted/Approved-Class 1
Texas
TPTA Approved/Accredited Provider # 2501036TX
Utah
Board Accepted/Approved
Vermont
Approved
Virginia
Approved-Type 1
Washington
Board Accepted/Approved
West Virginia
West Virginia PT Board Approved- Expires 12-31-24 - # ADVC-F24-09
Wisconsin
Approved
Wyoming
Board Accepted/Approved