Medical Complications in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Author: Diana Cardenas, MD, MHA, Thomas Hooton, MD
Affiliation: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Publisher: Demos
Publication Date: 2015
ISBN 10: 1936287412
ISBN 13: 9781936287413
eISBN: 9781617050824
Edition: 1st
Description:
This book is intended to provide physicians and residents training in physical medicine and rehabilitation with a concise description of common medical complications encountered on an in-patient medical rehabilitation unit or free-standing facility. It will focus on the major diagnostic categories of disabilities that are admitted for in-patient rehabilitation such as stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, amputation, multiple major trauma, neurological disorders, burns, and other diseases or disorders. Divided into two sections, the first half of the book is organized by diagnostic category and will provide an overview of the unique medical problems physiatrists are likely to encounter with each condition. The second part then breaks down the medical issues individually with more detailed chapters on the specific complications. Taking a collaborative approach, each chapter will pair a physiatrist with an internist or other medical specialist in each area. Currently, there is no similar text available that covers this material from a physical medicine and rehabilitation perspective.
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