Pocket Guide to Assessment in Occupational Therapy

by Paul, Stanley; Orchanian, David

• ISBN13: 9780766836280
• ISBN10: 0766836282
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-21
• Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning

Summary

Those new to the occupational therapy field, as well as experienced OTs who supervise others, will find this conveniently sized guide irreplaceable. Organized alphabetically by condition, this handy reference concisely details standard occupational therapy processes and offers a brief introduction and etiology for each condition.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
AIDS	1	(1)
Alzheimer's disease	1	(2)
Amputation	3	(3)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	6	(3)
Anorexia Nervosa	9	(1)
Arthritis	9	(1)
Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita	9	(3)
Athletic Injuries	12	(4)
Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder	16	(5)
Autism	21	(4)
Battle Fatigue Syndrome	25	(1)
Blindness	25	(1)
Brachial Plexus Injury	25	(3)
Brain Injury	28	(1)
Bulimia Nervosa	28	(1)
Burns	28	(4)
Cancer (Neoplasm)	32	(4)
Cardiac Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Disease	36	(3)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	39	(2)
Cerebral Palsy	41	(4)
Cerebrovascular Accident, Stroke	45	(3)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	48	(2)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder	50	(2)
Chronic Pain	52	(2)
Cocaine	54	(1)
Coma	54	(5)
Deconditioned/Generalized Debility, Weakness	59	(3)
Dementia (Non-Alzheimer's Type)	62	(5)
Depression	67	(3)
Developmental Disabilities---Adults	70	(4)
Diabetes Mellitus	74	(3)
Down Syndrome	77	(3)
Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy	80	(2)
Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa/Bulimia Nervosa	82	(3)
Erb's Palsy	85	(1)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	85	(4)
Guillain-Barre Syndrome	89	(2)
Hand Injuries	91	(3)
Hip Fracture/Hip Arthroplasty	94	(3)
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)	97	(4)
Homelessness	101	(3)
Hyperactive Child Syndrome	104	(1)
Hyperkinetic Impulse Disorder	104	(1)
Klumpke's Palsy	104	(1)
Learning Disabilities	104	(5)
Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy	109	(2)
Low Back Pain	111	(3)
Low Vision	114	(2)
Lymphedema	116	(3)
Minimal Brain Dysfunction	119	(1)
Multiple Sclerosis	119	(3)
Muscular Dystrophy	122	(1)
Myasthenia Gravis	122	(3)
Osteoarthritis	125	(2)
Osteoporosis	127	(3)
Paraplegia	130	(1)
Parkinson's Disease	130	(3)
Personality Disorders	133	(3)
Postpolio Syndrome, Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome	136	(3)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder	139	(3)
Prenatal Exposure to Cocaine	142	(4)
Rheumatoid Arthritis	146	(3)
Schizophrenia	149	(3)
Sensory Integrative Dysfunction	152	(4)
Shell Shock	156	(1)
Spina Bifida	156	(4)
Spinal Cord Injury	160	(4)
Sports Injuries	164	(1)
Stroke	164	(1)
Tetraplegia	164	(1)
Traumatic Brain Injury	164	(4)
Vision	168	(1)
Weakness	168	(1)
Appendix A: Acronyms	169	(3)
Appendix B: Home Evaluation	172	(2)
Appendix C: Occupational Therapy Assessments: Tests and Resources	174	(14)
Appendix D: Table of Muscles	188	(23)
Appendix E: Average ROM Measurements	211	(1)
Appendix F: Prime Movers for Upper and Selected Lower Extremity Motions	212	(3)
Appendix G: Web Resources	215	(6)
Glossary	221	(9)
Suggested Reading	230	(2)
References	232