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Standard Outcome Measures

Berg Balance Scale

Measure balance and gauge fall risk for older adults.

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Tinetti POMA

Predict fall risk in older adults.

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Dynamic Gait Index

Test ability to maintain balance while walking and responding to additional task demands.

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Functional Gait Assessment

Assess stability during walking tasks in adults with gait abnormalities.

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FSS-ICU

Quantify functional capacity for adults in the ICU.

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Barthel Index

Measure independence in ADLs and walking.

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Acute Care Index of Function

Standardized assessment for patients with neurologic dysfunction.

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Mini BESTest

Score several parameters of dynamic balance.

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Timed Up and Go

Approximate fall risk and compare between admissions.

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5 Times Sit to Stand

Compare against norms and between admissions.

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Reference Scales

RASS

Score agitation and sedation.

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Peripheral Pulses and Edema

Objectively document your circulatory findings.

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Modified Ashworth

Grade Spasticity.

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Fried Criteria for Frailty

Objectively risk stratify.

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Grading peripheral reflexes

Standardized scale for grading tendon reflexes.

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One Pagers

How to Evaluate Acutely Dizzy Patients

Systematic, evidence-based approach to maximize diagnostic accuracy.

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Cervical Myelopathy

How to screen for cervical cord compression.

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Mechanical Ventilation

Basics of ventilators, physiology, and PT considerations.

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Reference Literature

Links to references, by category

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