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Unit of Study PDT72001 - Lower Limb Assessment I (2020)

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Unit description

Introduces students to the concepts of lower limb assessment and diagnostics. Students will learn in a collaborative practical laboratory environment.

Unit content

Initial approach to assessment of a patient

  • Obtaining and interpreting a client history
  • Systemic health and chronic disease

Clinical assessment of the body systems in relation to lower limbs

  • Vascular assessment
  • Neurological assessment
  • Musculoskeletal assessment
  • Dermatological assessment
  • Footwear assessment

Assessment of specific patient groups:

  • Assessment of the paediatric patient
  • Assessment of the older person

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Session1
Session1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 discuss relevance of patient history in assessment of the lower limb
2 perform clinical assessments of the lower limb
3 interpret physical assessment results with respect to the evidence base
4 interpret assessment results to inform diagnosis of lower limb conditions
5 develop evidence-based strategies to assess a patient’s health and presenting concerns
6 discuss roles of other health professionals in assessment of the lower limb.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. discuss relevance of patient history in assessment of the lower limb
    • GA4:
  2. perform clinical assessments of the lower limb
    • GA4:
  3. interpret physical assessment results with respect to the evidence base
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. interpret assessment results to inform diagnosis of lower limb conditions
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  5. develop evidence-based strategies to assess a patient’s health and presenting concerns
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  6. discuss roles of other health professionals in assessment of the lower limb.
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Yates, B, 2008, Merriman’s Assessment of the Lower Limb , 3rd edn, Churchill Livingston.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.