Differential Diagnosis Upper Extremity Pathologies and Symptoms

Dr. Rina Pandya, PT, DPT

Online Course

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Prerequisites Required
2 hours - Provided by Summit Professional Education

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Description

Therapy is no longer limited to the musculoskeletal system. With the introduction of Direct Access and privately owned clinics and tele rehab, therapists play an important role in screening other body systems to refer patients to appropriate medical providers.

This course aims to equip the therapist with tools to differentially diagnose the origin of pain between the musculoskeletal system and involvement of other systemic pathologies. This aids in providing effective timely treatment to the patient, identifying red flags, thus saving time as well as resources. This course is designed to be a handy resource and a guide for everyday clinical situations both for allied health professionals and medical professionals. The course material is detailed and presented with easy to understand facts about both musculoskeletal and systemic causes of upper extremity pain.

Highlights

  • Improve your ability to differentially diagnose cervical spine, shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand conditions
  • Effective special tests to discover referred pain patterns and red flags
  • Evidence-based practice approaches and case studies

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify non-musculoskeletal causes of pain, red flags, and referred pain patterns.
  2. Discuss when to refer to medical providers and perform screening of other systems.

Course Content

Differential Diagnosis Upper Extremity Pathologies and Symptoms
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Module
  1. Common Musculoskeletal Special Tests and Diagnoses
    • Cervical spine
    • Shoulder
    • Elbow, wrist, and hand
  2. Identifying Red Flags and Referred Pain Patterns for Differential Diagnoses
    • Systemic causes of musculoskeletal pain
    • Differential diagnosis in detail
    • Evidence-based practice
    • Case studies
Dr. Rina Pandya, PT, DPT, has an extensive physical therapy career that spans over 20 years, through UK, the USA and the Middle East. She has worked in nationalized healthcare, American health care providing PT services acute care, in-patient rehab, skilled nursing facility, home healthcare and outpatient clinic. In addition to being a clinician she has developed specialty programs based on evidence-based practice in her role as a project manager. She has also managed a Physical Therapy department as Department Head in premier private hospital in Oman. Rina graduated from Manipal University, India in 2000 as well as University of Michigan, in 2018 with Doctor of Physical Therapy. She has also been an educator with Summit Professional Education conducting live seminars. Rina is a member of the APTA, HCPC-UK and OAP-Oman.

DISCLOSURES

FINANCIAL: Rina Pandya is compensated by Summit as an instructor.

NONFINANCIAL: Rina Pandya has no nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

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