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PHYSICAL MEDICINE SPECIALIS

Specialty Definition: PHYSICAL MEDICINE SPECIALIS

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Occupations

Specializes in clinical and diagnostic use of physical agents and exercises to provide physiotherapy for physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation of patients: Examines patient, utilizing electrodiagnosis and other diagnostic procedures to determine need for and extent of therapy. Prescribes and administers treatment, using therapeutic methods and procedures, such as light therapy, diathermy, hydrotherapy, iontophoresis, and cryotherapy. Instructs PHYSICAL THERAPIST (medical ser.) 076.121-014 and other personnel in nature and duration or dosage of treatment, and determines that treatments are administered as specified. Prescribes exercises designed to develop functions of specific anatomical parts or specific muscle groups. Recommends occupational therapy activities for patients with extended convalescent periods and for those whose disability requires change of occupation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: PHYSICAL MEDICINE SPECIALIS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 48 59 53 49 43 41 4C      4D 45 44 49 43 49 4E 45      53 50 45 43 49 41 4C 49 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01001000 01011001 01010011 01001001 01000011 01000001 01001100 00100000 01001101 01000101 01000100 01001001 01000011 01001001 01001110 01000101 00100000 01010011 01010000 01000101 01000011 01001001 01000001 01001100 01001001 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#72 &#89 &#83 &#73 &#67 &#65 &#76 &#32 &#77 &#69 &#68 &#73 &#67 &#73 &#78 &#69 &#32 &#83 &#80 &#69 &#67 &#73 &#65 &#76 &#73 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0048 0059 0053 0049 0043 0041 004C      004D 0045 0044 0049 0043 0049 004E 0045      0053 0050 0045 0043 0049 0041 004C 0049 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5042595343373546247393843374348392535039374335464353

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INDEX

1. Orthography
2. Bibliography


  

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