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Physical Therapy Differential Diagnosis For A Patient With Viral Central Nervous System Infection In Acute Care: A Case Study, Michael S. Castillo

Philippine Journal of Physical Therapy

Introduction: This case report presents a patient with respiratory distress who went into coma and was admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU). The paper will discuss the initial impressions in the ICU and the differential diagnosis considered to arrive at an accurate diagnosis. It will demonstrate how information from physical therapy contributed to discern the proper diagnosis, and the evolving treatment plan and interventions as the patient progressed and discharged out of the ICU into the hospital floors.

Methods: This is a case of a 32-year-old male who self-admitted to the emergency department (ED) of his local hospital …