Approach to shoulder pain assessment and differential diagnosis in ED setting

This lecture will be delivered by an Emergency Medicine Specialist, targeted to Advanced Practice Physiotherapists working in an acute setting e.g., Emergency Department. The presenter will cover the following topics during this lecture:

• Approach to assessing a patient with shoulder pain presented to ED with no specific trauma history
• History taking, assessment components including differential diagnosis of non-mechanical causes of pain
• Role of x-ray, pathology and other tests
• Indicators for escalating with the senior medical staff

Presenter

Dr Matthew Birdsey is a Consultant (Emergency Medicine Specialist) at Sunshine Hospital Emergency Department, Western Health, Melbourne, with a hobby of motorsport medicine.

Host

Advanced Practice (including Emergency Department), Musculoskeletal and Sports & Exercise National Groups

Date of Live Event

24/07/2024

CPD Hours

1.0 hour

Please note: The content of this Lecture on Demand (LOD) was captured via a recording of a live lecture at the APA premises. Due to the nature of the event and the recording method, this LOD may not have captured some of the questions/comments from live audience. Your purchase of this module indicates your acceptance of this.