2-Day Medical Screening and Differential Diagnosis Intensive Training Course

1. Identify critical anatomy as it relates to pathology.
2. Review best practices for medical screening.
3. Discuss interview questions every clinician should ask.
4. Recognize and synthesize symptoms that are concerning for medical pathology.
5. Become familiar with various symptom clusters that could warrant referral.
6. Utilize medical screening and differential diagnosis to guide a review of systems for your patients.
7. Identify sinister medical pathology that oftentimes mimic neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
8. Identify hidden yellow flags to screen for depression.
9. Develop and demonstrate clinical-decision making skills to guide hands-on assessment and intervention.
10. Understand the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning while incorporating a bottom-up or top-down approach to patient care.
11. Discuss strategies to assimilate information contained within clinical practice guidelines (CPG’s) and clinical prediction rules (CPR’s) and incorporate into your clinical decision-making and problem-solving.
12. Apply the medical screening model discussed in this seminar to a series of interactive case scenarios.

Identify Common Pathologies by System

• Musculoskeletal
• Integumentary
• Neurological
• Behavioral
• Cardiopulmonary
• Gastrointestinal
• Urogenital
• Hepatic/biliary
• Hematologic

Discover an Efficient Framework for Consistent, Accurate Medical Screening

• Medical history
• Risk factors
• Interview questions
• Clinical presentation and associated symptoms
• Physical exam findings
• Understanding physician-ordered labs and imaging

Signs and Symptoms of Serious Medical Pathologies

• Red flags
  • Cardiac
  • Vascular
  • Neurologic
  • Oncologic
• Yellow flags
  • Depression
• Keys to spotting red and yellow flags early

How to Differentiate Medical Pathologies That Mimic Musculoskeletal Conditions

• Topics include (but aren’t limited to):
  • Gallbladder disease
  • Liver/kidney disease
  • Lung disease
  • Gynecological conditions

Confidently Determine When to Treat, Refer, Or Both

• Clear, consistent clinical reasoning – step by step
• What to do when systemic, orthopedic, and neurologic conditions overlap
• Situations that require an urgent medical referral

Case Studies: Put Knowledge to Practice

• Identify the root cause of impairment
  • Migraine vs. headache
  • Dizziness vs. vertigo
  • Meningitis vs herniated disc
  • Femur/tibia fracture vs. muscle strain/tendinitis
  • Anxiety/panic attack vs cardiovascular/cardiopulmonary disease
  • Peripheral vascular disease vs intermittent claudication
  • Hip flexor strain vs. abdominal infection
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm vs. umbilical hernia
  • Shoulder/cervical muscle strain vs. hepatitis/cholecystitis
• Bring your own cases to discuss! (please redact patient identifiers)

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapist Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Athletic Trainers
• Strength and Conditioning Specialists
• Exercise Physiologists
• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners