Description
This 50 minute recording reviews resources on screening for cancer. The WCS exam is testing
your ability to practice without referral as a primary entry specialist. The ability to screen for
cancer is essentials for success as a primary entry professional. Focus is on cancer of the
genitals, reproductive organs, and breasts. Special bonus list of web site resources for cancer
study complied by MJ Strahaul.
Included
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- 50 minute audio recording and outline
- 4 page outline of chapter 13 in the text Differential diagnosis for the Physical Therapists
- American Cancer Society Guidelines for Early Cancer Detection
Example
CAUTIONS
Changes in bowel and bladder habit
A sore that does not heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge – stool, urine, vagina, nose, mole, scar
Thickening or lump anywhere
Indigestion or difficulty swallowing – MSK sx better or worse by eating
Obvious changes in wart or mole – any skin lesion
Nagging cough or hoarseness
Supplemental signs
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- idiopathic muscle weakness – esp proximal with change in DTR
- pain – unrelenting, not relieved by rest, does not respond to treatment, worse at night more than 7/10, disproportionate relieve of pain with aspirin, hip or groin pain on hop or heel strike
- pathologic fx
- frequent infection – UTI, lung
- change in vital signs
- rapid unintentional wt loss
