Area: | School of Physiotherapy |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Individual Study: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Infective, rheumatoid, psoriatic and osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondolytis, Reiter's syndrome, Paget's disease, nerve entrapment, reflex dystrophy, neoplastic and traumatic lesions. Symptomatology, laboratory investigations, diagnosis, medical, surgicaland physical treatment of the various pathological entities. Relationships between emotional and physical disorders. Identification of symptoms produced by psychological states. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of the unit the students will have described the pathological entities seen in physiotherapy practice. Identified similarities and differences between pathological entities. Differentiated between pathologies which are amenable to physical treatment and those which require referral to other health practitioners. Demonstrated familiarity with evaluation methods which can be used to distinguish among patients who present with a physical problem and those whose presentation suggestsa psychological basis. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Pathology and Diagnosis 551 Reader. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment One 30%. Assignment Two 30%. Assignment Three 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 60113 Pathology | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | Y | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | Y | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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