Spinal Cord Injury: Board Review

ISBN-13: 9780323833899 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Blessen Eapen; David Cifu

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Table of Contents - to be finalised

Questions included with each chapter

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Spinal Cord Injury Boards

Chapter 2: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention of SCI

Chapter 3: Anatomy and Imaging of the Spinal Cord

Chapter 4: Assessment, Classification and Prognosis of Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 5: Acute Evaluation and Management of Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 6: Cardiovascular Issues in Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 7: Pulmonary Issues in Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 8: Gastrointestinal Issues in Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 9: Genitourinary Issues in Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 10: Sexual and Reproductive Health in Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 11: Musculoskeletal Issues in Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 12: Neurological Complications of Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 13: Pressure Injuries

Chapter 14: Pain in Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 15: Nutrition, Endocrine and Immune Function in Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 16: Psychological Disorders in Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 17: Rehabilitation in Spinal Cord Injury

• (reflecting the current board distribution of 10% of the exam being on these topics).
• Includes functional assessment, exercise and modalities (therapeutic exercise, functional estim, modalities, non-traditional therapies), mobility (gait, ambulation/lower extremity orthoses, wheelchairs/other mobility devices, transfers, positioning, and sitting balance), ADLs (adaptive equipment/functional orthosis, architectural adaptations, tendon transfers, environmental control technology), and speech and communication

Chapter 18: Miscellaneous Topics in Spinal Cord Injury

• Includes participation/living with SCI (recreation and sports, community access and driving, vocational rehabilitation, social issues), healthcare systems (rehabilitation team, patient safety, medico-legal issues, advocacy, practice management), clinical and basic science (research and statistical methods, neural injury/regeneration), spinal orthosis, ethics and professionalism, and electrodiagnostic assessment.