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Last Week of Classes!
by Lisa Catenacci

For the last month or so my classmates and I have been tearing off one paper chain everyday to mark the end of the semester. Now, we are down to the last week of classes, followed by four days of final exams. I'm in absolute shock that this week is the Read More...

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A Thankful Blog
by Lisa Catenacci

I'm all about lists this year, it seems. Well, here's another addition--my list of thanks for a wonderful year. These are the things I am thankful for: 1. My education . With only two weeks left of academic life, and as I transition to a career in physical Read More...

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60 Things Every PT Should Know
by Lisa Catenacci

A while back I emailed the faculty and staff in the Marquette PT Department and asked them to help me compile a list of things every PT should know. I got back a nice variety of responses--and here they are. Do you have anything to add? Leave a comment Read More...

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Can Clinicians Change?
by Lisa Catenacci

We had a journal club in class today-discussing an article about the development and implementation of Clinical Prediction Rules (CPR). While we were discussing the article, the conversation led to comments regarding how to change clinicians' decision-making Read More...

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PT in Other Countries
by Lisa Catenacci

Next week we have a brown bag lunch presentation (BBL) by two students who participated in a medical volunteer trip to Honduras-which included some aspects of physical therapy. Although I don't know much about their particular experience yet (as the BBL Read More...

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Overload
by Lisa Catenacci

This feeling usually hits me much earlier in the semester, but here I am- about ready to hit my limit. I have a million things to take care of! This week I have two exams (Cardio-pulm and Neuro rehab), I have a Pediatric Clinic visit, a field trip to Read More...

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First Exam of the Semester
by Lisa Catenacci

We all knew it was coming. We had our first exam of the semester last week-in our neuro rehabilitation course. The exam covered material on MS, ALS, Parkinson's, basic neuro rehab theories, PNF, vestibular pathologies and interventions...the list goes Read More...

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EKG Study Aid
by Lisa Catenacci

In my Imaging course last year we studied EKGs and other imaging things (MRI, CT, etc.). Anyway, we watched this video in class about Wenckebach cardiac arrhymias--I have never forgotten this EKG pattern! The video is hysterical and very informative. Read More...

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Student Council Begins
by Lisa Catenacci

This Tuesday marks the first meeting of student council for the semester! I am the president of our physical therapy student council at Marquette, and I've been getting ready for this day for a few weeks now. Each semester we organize many volunteer opportunities, Read More...

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Student Debt
by Lisa Catenacci

Well, with all the news floating around the APTA's Website and in my email inbox, obviously the topic of choice this week is President W. signing the HR 4137 bill. Details? "HR 4137 allows physical therapists who provide care to children, adolescents, Read More...

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What's in a Name?
by Lisa Catenacci

Should new DPT grads be called Doctor? Doctor Lisa. Hmmm, well, I didn't go into PT school simply for a nice title, but the fact remains that I am graduating from a Doctoral program. What do you think? I think by calling ourselves doctors of physical Read More...

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