The Full Clinical Picture: Lab Values and More for Acute Care Practice



Today’s Guests:

Morgan Lopker PT, DPT, GCS. APTA Acute Care Practice Chair.

Physical therapist for Adventist Health Simi Valley Hospital and Allied Home Health Care.

Rodelyn Berdin, PT, DPT, APTA Acute Care Practice Committee Vice-Chair.

Acute care physical therapist, level 2 clinical instructor, and professional practice resource at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marodelynberdin/

@rodelyn@med-mastodon.com

Rapid Responses:

You know, you work in acute care when…

Morgan: “you have an extra change of clothes in your car cuz you’d never know what might happen that day.:

Rodelyn: “I had to look at lab values and monitor vital signs continuously. “

Links:

https://www.aptaacutecare.org/page/ResourceGuides

https://engage.apta.org/home

https://www.aptaacutecare.org/general/custom.asp?page=volunteer

https://www.aptaacutecare.org/page/Awards

https://journals.lww.com/jacpt/Citation/2022/10000/Physical_Therapists__The_Missing_Link_to_Safe_Care.5.aspx

Connect with our hosts and the podcast!

Leo Arguelles (LEE-O R-GWELL-IS)

Twitter @LeoArguellesPT

Ashley Poole

Twitter @AshleyPooleDPT

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