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An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline: The Diagnosis of Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness in Adults

Dec 15, 2014/CPG

This guideline addresses the potential benefits of physical therapy interventions for individuals with intensive-care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW).

30-Second Chair Stand Test

Jan 9, 2015/Test & Measure

Primarily used for ages 60 and above.

Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS)

Nov 9, 2023/Test & Measure

Measures neurologic evaluation of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Jan 25, 2015/Test & Measure

Measures muscle tone/spasticity.

Concussion

Jan 29, 2015/Clinical Summary

PTs conduct examinations and design treatment programs to help people safely return to activity and sport.

High-Level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT) and HiMAT-Revised (HiMAT-R)

May 24, 2015/Test & Measure

This is an objective test of a variety of gait and mobility functions such as running, hopping, stair navigation, backward walking in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Cervical Joint Position Error (JPE), cervical kinesthetic sense, Cervical Joint Position Error Test (Cervical JPET)

Mar 8, 2015/Test & Measure

Joint position error includes input from not only joint receptors but also muscles, tendons, capsules, and skin.

Physical Function in Intensive Care Test (PFIT) or Physical Function in Intensive Care Test-scored (PFIT-s)

Aug 29, 2017/Test & Measure

This test can be used to guide exercise prescription within the ICU as well as measure functional recovery.

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men: Management [NICE CG97]

Jun 3, 2015/CPG

This guideline aims to improve the quality of life for men over 18 with LUTS by recommending which assessments they should receive, and when conservative management, drug treatment and surgery can help.

European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation

Nov 5, 2020/CPG

The European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2015 provide specific instructions for how resuscitation should be practiced and take into account ease of teaching and learning, as well as the science.