Goodman and Marshall’s Recognizing and Reporting Red Flags for the Physical Therapist Assistant, 2^nd Edition, helps you develop essential skills for recognizing signs and symptoms that can compromise patient care. It presents a consistent, three-step model for monitoring patients for red flags relating to neuromuscular and musculoskeletal problems, medical diseases, side effects of medications, and other co-morbidities that may be unknown to the PT. Combining the insights of a physical therapist and a physical therapist assistant, this resource is unmatched in providing clear guidelines for finding and documenting red flags.

Key Features

NEW! eBook version is included with print purchase, allowing access all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Plus, Patient Scenarios and Review Questions are included in the eBook included with print purchase
UPDATED! Revised content throughout provides the most current information needed to be an effective practitioner
UPDATED! References ensure content is current and applicable for today’s clinical practice
Coverage of warning flags includes red and yellow flags, risk factors, clinical presentation, signs and symptoms, helpful screening clues, and guidelines for communicating with the PT, allowing you to quickly recognize the need for any re-evaluation of the patient
Three-step approach to formative assessments of physical therapy patients provides a consistent way to watch for and report on adverse changes such as range of motion, strength, pain, balance, coordination, swelling, endurance, or gait deviations
PTA Action Plans show the clinical application of text material relating to observing, documenting, and reporting red (or yellow) flags to the physical therapist
Clinically relevant information includes the tools needed to monitor the patient’s response to selected interventions, and accurately and quickly report changes to the supervising PT
Cognitive processing-reasoning approach encourages you to gather and analyze data, pose and solve problems, infer, hypothesize, and make clinical judgments, so that you can notify the supervising PT of clients who need further evaluation or may require a referral or consultation with other health care professionals
Case examples and critical thinking activities connect theory to practice, showing the role of the PTA and how the PTA can integrate clinical observations with clinical reasoning skills
Picture the Patient sections address what to look for when assessing or working with patients, especially typical red flag signs and symptoms of emerging problems
Full-color illustrations and design clearly demonstrate pathologies and processes and make lookup easier in busy clinical settings
Key terminology is listed in each chapter, with each term bolded within the chapter and defined in a back-of-book glossary
Summary boxes and tables highlight key information for quick reference

Author Information

Edited by Charlene Marshall, BS, PTA, Director of Rehabilitation, Aegis Therapies, Edgewater Haven Nursing Home, Port Edwards, Wisconsin, USA

Product Details

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ISBN Number	9780323878791
Description Author List	Edited by Charlene Marshall, BS, PTA, Director of Rehabilitation, Aegis Therapies, Edgewater Haven Nursing Home, Port Edwards, Wisconsin, USA
Copyright Year	2025
Edition Number	2
Format	Book
Trim	216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875")
Imprint	Elsevier
Page Count	280
Publication Date	3 Sep 2024
Stock Status	Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery

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