Makenzi Kaiser, SPT

gwu dpt 2023

[Makenzi Kaiser, SPT @mkaiserSPT]

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[Makenzi Kaiser, SPT @mkaiserSPT]

@MSchnellSPT This is a really good point! And as we learned in Dr. Wentzell's lecture, parents can sometimes overestimate their child's activity levels, which can make getting an accurate history even more challenging! #CCIVc2023

[Makenzi Kaiser, SPT @mkaiserSPT]

@Jhandleyspt This is a good point, Jamie! While we learn about dysarthria in class, it is much different to experience this in clinic and try to problem-solve to effectively communicate with the patient. #CCIVc2023

[Makenzi Kaiser, SPT @mkaiserSPT]

@SydneyC842 Yes, I agree! It was challenging but rewarding to learn about sports I had never played and what skills it might require of the patient. #CCIVc2023

[Makenzi Kaiser, SPT @mkaiserSPT]

I found myself struggling in clinic most by appropriately re-orienting patients with altered mental status to allow us to complete our therapy session. #CCIVc2023

[Dhinu Jayaseelan @dhinuj_DPT]

I’m late to this party, but while we’re here:

Can we stop naming exercises used in PT after seafood?

It’s sidelying hip external rotation, not a clam.

[Makenzi Kaiser, SPT @mkaiserSPT]

@rohman_trey This was one of my highlights from my ICE I! Our patient was a young female who had been managing her POTS for a couple years successfully, but she struggled for years leading up to that to get a diagnosis. She is now advocating for herself and patients like her! #CCIVc2023

[Makenzi Kaiser, SPT @mkaiserSPT]

@RachelSrolPT Yes I agree! My first day in acute care I was amazed at the level of interdisciplinary communication that is necessary for effective management of each patient, including line management. #CCIVc2023 #makesthedreamwork

[Makenzi Kaiser, SPT @mkaiserSPT]

@MSchnellSPT Yes I love this! We learn so many strategies to treat this in a neuro population, but I am excited to learn how to apply these strategies in a peds population. #CCIVc2023

[Makenzi Kaiser, SPT @mkaiserSPT]

I was surprised most in clinic by how quickly one of my young patient’s s/p acute kidney disease has lost his overall strength in just 2 weeks of hospitalization. #CCIVc2023

[American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) @APTA_official]

"We have to stop saying that we are primary care musculoskeletal providers. We are primary care providers, period." https://t.co/hMP8IK03Xx

[Makenzi Kaiser, SPT @mkaiserSPT]

I'm most excited to experience working in a trauma/acute care setting this semester #CCIVc2023