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Unit of Study PODR2002 - Lower Limb Assessment I (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

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

Not currently available in 2024

Learning outcomes

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:

discuss relevance of patient history in assessment of the lower limb

perform clinical assessments of the lower limb

interpret physical assessment results with respect to the evidence base

interpret assessment results to inform diagnosis of lower limb conditions

develop evidence-based strategies to assess a patient’s health and presenting concerns

discuss roles of other health professionals in assessment of the lower limb.