Patient Learning Notes

Meet the Patients

• Learning Target: Describe how body systems interact to keep people healthy.
• Success Criteria:
  • Review connections between the systems of the human body.
  • Record the medical history of a fictional patient.

Physical Therapists

• Step 1: Read about three physical therapists (PTs).
  • Similarities and differences in their background, education, and current jobs:
    • Medical Coordinator:
      • Earned PhD in physical therapy.
      • Completed internships in military settings, helping fighter pilots, trauma patients, and amputees.
    • Consultant:
      • Did PT certification courses.
      • Serves as a medical director of an NBA team.
    • PT at Orthopedic and Spine Therapy:
      • Specializes with postpartum mothers.
      • Earned a PhD in physical therapy.
      • Completed clinical rotations in pediatrics, outpatient orthopedics, acute post-surgical, and rural outpatient settings.
• Personal Interest:
  • Preference to work as a medical coordinator for a ballet company.
  • Combines interest in physical therapy and ballet.

Patient Selection

• Step 2-4: Form a group and learn about each patient.
• Patient Choice:
  • Selected Hazel due to her being a child. Rationale is that little kids are usually more resilient and wanting to try hard at something like improving motor function in the legs.

Cohort Patient Chart

• Step 5-8: Fill in the first page of the Cohort Patient Chart.
• Discussion Summary:
  • Objective: Help Hazel improve her walking endurance to better navigate her new school.
  • Known issues:
    • Low walking endurance.
    • Difficulty with specific tasks like using the toilet.
    • Mild pain after eating.
    • Uses a walker for assistance.
  • Questions to answer:
    • What interventions will help Hazel increase her walking endurance?
    • Has she had any physical therapy in the past?

Body Systems

• List of the 11 body systems to be learned about:
  • Integumentary
  • Skeletal
  • Muscular
  • Lymphatic
  • Respiratory
  • Digestive
  • Nervous
  • Endocrine
  • Cardiovascular
  • Urinary
  • Reproductive

Honeycomb Puzzle

• Steps 9-12: Complete the honeycomb puzzle.
• Connections:
  • Bones and Blood: Bone marrow inside bones creates blood cells.
  • Nervous System and Skeletal: Bones and the skeletal cavity protect the brain, which is part of the nervous system.
  • Homeostasis and Nervous System: The brain regulates regular body function (homeostasis).
  • Muscular System and Respiratory: The respiratory system collects oxygen, and the circulatory system transports that oxygen to the muscles.
  • Energy and Food: When food is ingested and digested, the body breaks it down and turns it into energy.

Honeycomb Puzzle Comparison

• Comparison with Another Group (Adris group):
  • Differences in connections:
    • Adris group connected neurons with the liver, while we connected neurons with the nervous system.
    • They connected homeostasis with the respiratory system.

Conclusion: Affected Body Systems

• Body systems affected by the patient’s (Hazel's) condition (cerebral palsy):
  • Nervous System: Motor control is controlled by the brain, and cerebral palsy disrupts the brain's ability to control movement.