Differential Diagnosis and Management for the Chiropractor

Description

The Fifth Edition of this best-selling reference is a compendium of evidence-based approaches to the most common presenting complaints. Covering both musculoskeletal and visceral complaints, this text is intended to direct the chiropractor toward an appropriate plan of approach in both diagnostic evaluation and care. Highlighting these approaches are flowcharts (algorithms), relevant historical questioning, and summaries of common conditions related to the presenting complaint.

What’s New in the 5th Edition?
• Additional disorders added to Selected Causes at the conclusion of chapters
• Addition of Likelihood Ratio graphics
• Addition of approximately 500 new references
• New Appendix: Evidence Based Approach to the Literature
• Expanded Appendix: Pharmacology for the Chiropractor includes newer drugs and further explains the classifications of medications mechanisms
• Translation into Practice Summary (TIPS) for most of the orthopedic chapters
• Updated Algorithms: Cervical Spine, Lumbar Spine, Shoulder, Knee

NEW! Instructor Resources
• Learning Objectives
• Lecture Outlines in PowerPoint format
• Sample Syllabus
• Test Bank

Contents

Part I Musculoskeletal Complaints
Chapter 1 General Approach to Musculoskeletal Complaints
Chapter 2 Neck and Neck/Arm Complaints
Chapter 3 Temporomandibular Complaints
Chapter 4 Thoracic Spine Complaints
Chapter 5 Scoliosis
Chapter 6 Lumbopelvic Complaints
Chapter 7 Shoulder Girdle Complaints
Chapter 8 Elbow Complaints
Chapter 9 Wrist and Forearm Complaints
Chapter 10 Finger and Thumb Complaints
Chapter 11 Hip, Groin, and Thigh Complaints
Chapter 12 Knee Complaints
Chapter 13 Lower Leg Complaints
Chapter 14 Foot and Ankle complaints

Part II Neurologic Complaints
Chapter 15 Weakness
Chapter 16 Numbness, Tingling, and Pain
Chapter 17 Headache
Chapter 18 Dizziness
Chapter 19 Seizures

Part III General Concerns
Chapter 20 Depression
Chapter 21 Fatigue
Chapter 22 Fever
Chapter 23 Sleep and Related Complaints
Chapter 24 Hypertension
Chapter 25 Lower Leg Swelling
Chapter 26 Lymphadenopathy
Chapter 27 Skin Problems
Chapter 28 Weight Loss
Chapter 29 Weight Gain/Obesity
Chapter 30 Osteoporosis

Part IV Gastrointestinal Complaints
Chapter 31 Abdominal Pain
Chapter 32 Constipation
Chapter 33 Diarrhea

Part V Genitourinary Complaints
Chapter 34 Urinary Incontinence and Voiding Dysfunction
Chapter 35 Enuresis
Chapter 36 Vaginal Bleeding

Part VI Cardiopulmonary Complaints
Chapter 37 Syncope/Presyncope
Chapter 38 Chest Pain
Chapter 39 Palpitations
Chapter 40 Dyspnea (Difficulty Breathing)
Chapter 41 Cough

Part VII Head and Face Complaints
Chapter 42 Eye Complaints
Chapter 43 Facial Pain
Chapter 44 Ear Pain
Chapter 45 Hearing Loss
Chapter 46 Tinnitus
Chapter 47 Epistaxis (Nosebleed)
Chapter 48 Sore Throat

Part VIII Special Conditions
Chapter 49 Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 50 Thyroid Dysfunction
Chapter 51 Hyperlipidemia
Chapter 52 Anemia

Part IX Special Patient Groups
Chapter 53 The Pediatric/Adolescent Patient
Chapter 54 The Geriatric Patient
Chapter 55 The Female Patient

Author

Thomas A. Souza, DC-Dean of Academic Affairs, Palmer College of Chiropractic West
Thomas Souza, D.C. is currently Dean of Academic Affairs at Palmer College of Chiropractic West. He is also a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (DACBSP). In addition to the first four editions ofDifferential Diagnosis and Management for the Chiropractor: Protocols and Algorithms, he is author/editor of Sports Injuries of the Shoulder - Churchill Livingstone. Dr. Souza has been a past member of the editorial board for Topics in Clinical Chiropractic and Journal of the Neuromusculoskeletal System and past Columnist for Dynamic Chiropractic:The Chiropractic Sports Physician. He is a frequent lecturer for post-graduate seminars and acts as a consultant/expert witness.

• "This text has excellent introductory diagnosis and management information and also up-to-date details for every condition a DC is likely to encounter" ~ Matthew F. Funk, DC, University of Bridgeport

• "This text is very beneficial in teaching my students the clinical application of patient diagnosis." ~ Heather Bowyer, DC, Palmer Chiropractic Florida