Stroke and Cardiac Rehabilitation is 170 pages of clinical review criteria guidelines for ambulatory care, inpatient admission, and continued stay and discharge. Plus, clinical care and prevention guidelines, resources and related web sites.
Table of Contents
Preface, Disclaimers – please review
Table of Contents
Quotes
Stroke rehabilitation
Introduction
Key components of a rehabilitation program
Goals for rehabilitation services
Initial assessment and stabilization
Inpatient rehabilitation
Criteria for inpatient rehabilitation
Initiation of rehabilitation services
Rehabilitation referral criteria – decision tree
Speech therapy
Continued stay review
Home-based rehabilitation vs. day hospital rehabilitation stroke programs
Durable Medical Equipment needs
Coverage issues
Rehabilitation unit discharge criteria
Course of recovery and therapy following a stroke
Potential common complications secondary to neurologic deficits
Outcome evaluations
Depression
Post-stroke rehabilitation screening checklist
Medications affecting progress in stroke rehabilitation
Stroke rehabilitation algorithms
Standard instruments for patient assessment following a stroke
Constraint induced movement therapy
Stroke Prevention - Primary and Secondary
Potential common complications secondary to neurologic deficits
Notes
Cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation program guidelines
Home Program
Case Management
Initial evaluation
Exercise testing
Exercise prescription
Risk definitions
Phases of cardiac rehabilitation
Exit criteria
Canadian Cardiovascular Society Classification of angina by effort
Cardiac Rehabilitation – Medicare policy
Notes
Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke – Preventive Health Care
Introduction
Risk factors, major and minor
The Metabolic Syndrome
Homocysteine
Protective factors and risk reduction strategies
Risk reduction strategies summary table
Management of hypercholesterolemia
Nutritional management of hypercholesterolemia
Hypolipemic drug therapy
Hypolipemic drug therapy, estrogen replacement therapy
Laboratory monitoring of therapy
Notes
References and Resources – Preventive Health Care for CAD & Stroke
References
Acronyms
Patient version of the guideline - A coronary artery disease prevention program for you and your family
Soy protein content of soy foods
Nutritional components of fish, shell fish
Web Sites
Resources
Glossary of National Associations for Health Care related to stroke and CAD
OBRA Regulations
Case Mix Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Hospitals and SNFs
Rehabilitation Acronyms and Abbreviations
Types of facilities defined
References
Preventive physical fitness
Stroke rehabilitation
Carotid/Vertebral Artery Endarterectomy, Percutaneous Angioplasty, Stenting
Cardiac rehabilitation
JCAHO Standardized Stroke Measure Set
Rehabilitation, Cardiovascular and Stroke web sites
