User:Whit230588/sandbox

Article evaluation - PM&R

WORK TO ADD

Intro *** NEEDS WORK One important distinction between physiatrists and other specialties is that physiatrists look at improving the quality of life for a patient who has a disabling condition by assessing and improving the the body as a whole, rather than treating a disease process by altering specific organs.

Scope -DONE- Will add reference

History -DONE- Adjust chronological order.

Treatment -DONE- Not only must a physiatrist know medical knowledge regarding a patient's condition, but they also need to know relevant/practical knowledge regarding it as well. This involves issues such as: what type of wheelchair best suits the patient, what type of prosthetic would fit best, does their current house layout accommodate their handicap well, etc.

Training -DONE- There are *83 programs... Specifics of training differs from program to program but the base knowledge acquired is roughly the same. Residents are trained in the inpatient setting taking care of multiple types of rehabilitation including: spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, orthopedic, cancer, cerebral palsy, burn, pediatric rehab, and other disabling injuries. The residents are also trained in the outpatient setting to know how to take care of the chronic conditions patient's have following their inpatient stay. During training, residents are instructed on how to properly perform several diagnostic procedures which include electromyography and nerve conduction studies and also procedures such as joint injections and trigger point injections.

Editing suggestion: expand references; currently multiple pieces of information are all cited from one source

Notes - will not add to article

First paragraph, repetition explaining that rehab doc and physiatrist. The history section is confusing being one paragraph and having the dates out of order. Better organization would help. Treatment section not very specific. Training "four years long, including an intern year" could be expressed more clearly. Possibly breaking up some paragraphs to include bullet points to easily say what PM&R doc treats and common things to see them for.
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

Talk subject about adding PASSOR would be too heavily biased or subjective toward that group rather than the field as a whole.
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

Underrepresented - SOF states that PM&R docs treat patients but does not explain common practices that they do.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

Citations work. Found Another scholarly article regarding what PM&R is and how it can be applied.
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?

Check for update on number of programs.Number of accredited sub specialties. Unacreddited subspecialties
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?

See comment above about PASSOR. Also couple discussions about gatekeeping and promoting outdated disciplines that need to be addressed.
 * Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?


 * How does the way Wikipedia discuss this topic differ from the way you would talk about it grand rounds?

Article to utilize and add to my article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3309231/