Learn how to screen for systemic and medical conditions, and when to make a physician referral! Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists, 7th Edition helps you identify the signs and symptoms of systemic disease that can mimic neuromusculoskeletal conditions. A step-by-step approach includes the screening tools you need to make an accurate differential diagnosis, describing both red flags and yellow flags as well as risk factors. This edition includes a new Screening for Neurologic Conditions chapter. From an expert team of contributors led by PT educators John Heick and Rolando Lazaro, this guide makes it easier to determine whether to treat or to refer!

SECTION I

INTRODUCTION TO THE SCREENING PROCESS

1 Introduction to Screening for Referral in Physical Therapy

2 Interviewing as a Screening Tool

3 Pain Types and Viscerogenic Pain Patterns

4 Physical Assessment as a Screening Tool

SECTION II

VISCEROGENIC CAUSES OF NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AND DYSFUNCTION

5 Screening for Hematologic Disease

6 Screening for Cardiovascular Disease

7 Screening for Pulmonary Disease

8 Screening for Gastrointestinal Disease

9 Screening for Hepatic and Biliary Disease

10 Screening for Urogenital Disease

11 Screening for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease

12 Screening for Immunologic Disease

13 Screening for Cancer

SECTION III

SYSTEMIC ORIGINS OF NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AND DYSFUNCTION

14 Screening the Head, Neck, and Back

15 Screening the Sacrum, Sacroiliac, and Pelvis

16 Screening the Lower Quadrant: Buttock, Hip, Groin, Thigh, and Leg

17 Screening the Chest, Breasts, and Ribs

18 Screening the Shoulder and Upper Extremity

Appendices