RCP 450 - Week 8 | Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Question 1

21. What is monitored on the patient during a CPX test?

Accepted Answer

• CO2 Production, • BP, HR, and RR., • ABG/O2 Saturation, • EKG, • O2 Consumption

Question 2

14. How can we ensure patients are continuing with their pulmonary rehab program?

Accepted Answer

Follow-up

Question 3

10. Contraindications of CPX tests.

Accepted Answer

• Severe pulmonary hypertension, • Hypertension, • Neuromuscular disease, • Angina w/ exercise (Chest pain), • Cannot perform the test, • Untreated or Unstable asthma

Question 4

5. How can you physically recondition a patient and increase exercise tolerance?

Accepted Answer

Physical reconditioning

Question 5

4. What are the PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES of pulmonary rehab?

Accepted Answer

• Improve quality of life, • Restore functional capabilities, • Control & Alleviate symptoms

Question 6

This scale is used as an assessment tool for patients with chronic lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Borg scale

Question 7

9. Why would a cardiopulmonary exercise test be done prior to beginning pulmonary rehab? 🔝

Accepted Answer

Got it!

Question 8

1. Patients with chronic cardiopulmonary disorders all struggle to do what?

Accepted Answer

Difficulty coping with their disease process

Question 9

For most patients, an initial target heart rate is ____ beats/min above resting rate.

Accepted Answer

20

Question 10

In 1952 who recommended reconditioning programs for chronic lung disease patients?

Accepted Answer

Alvin Barack

Question 11

Pulmonary rehabilitation potential hazards:

Accepted Answer

• Hypoglycemia, • Cardiovascular abnormalities, • Exercise-induced asthma, • Blood gas abnormalities, • Dehydration

Question 12

11. How can we maximize safety during a CPX test? 🔝

Accepted Answer

Got it!

Question 13

22. Benefits of exercise reconditioning 🔝

Accepted Answer

Potential benefits

Question 14

13. Designs allow patient to enter program & progress through it until he or she achieves certain goals.

Accepted Answer

Open-ended

Question 15

8. What tests do patients need prior to being considered for pulmonary rehab?

Accepted Answer

• Cardiopulmonary exercise evaluation (CEE), • Pulmonary function testing (PFT)

Question 16

18. Knowledge from the SOCIAL SCIENCES is used in pulmonary rehabilitation programming for mainly what purpose?

Accepted Answer

• Improve patient quality life, • Help family

Question 17

3rd leading cause of death in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

COPD

Question 18

7. What is the first step in evaluating patients for participation in a pulmonary rehabilitation program?

Accepted Answer

Complete patient history

Question 19

22. Benefits of exercise reconditioning 🔝

Accepted Answer

Accepted benefits

Question 20

17. Steps for patient evaluation of pulmonary rehab program:

Accepted Answer

• Chest radiograph, CBC, and ECG., • PFT and CEE, • Complete physical examination, • Complete patient history

Question 21

__________ is a common problem for a patient with chronic lung disease.

Accepted Answer

Emotional stress

Question 22

16. Roles/responsibilities of RT, PT, OT, and psychologist:

Accepted Answer

• Implement, • Evaluate components of the program, • Plan

Question 23

6. Expectations for pulmonary rehab program

Accepted Answer

• Reduction in hospitalizations, • Improvement in ventilation and cardiac status, • Control of respiratory infections, • Reduction in overall medical costs, • Improvement in ambulation and other types of physical activity, • Basic airway management

Question 24

🔝 Read 🔝

Accepted Answer

Rehabilitation

Question 25

🔝 Read 🔝

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Question 26

12. Who are good candidates for pulmonary rehab?

Accepted Answer

• Stable COPD patients, • Patients w/ exercise limitations due to DYSPNEA

Question 27

3. What are the OVERALL GOALS of rehabilitation?

Accepted Answer

• Minimize the impact of the disability on the patient & family, • Improve overall quality of life, • Control symptoms, • Maximize functional ability

Question 28

Physical reconditioning (Cont.). Exercise prescription includes the following:

Accepted Answer

• Timed walking (6 or 12-minute walk), • Ventilatory muscle training using progressive resistance, • Upper extremity aerobic exercises, • Lower extremity aerobic exercises

Question 29

19. What patient ELEMENTS should be considered in most pulmonary rehabilitation programs?

Accepted Answer

• Needs of the patient, • The patient as a whole

Question 30

13a. Designs use a set time period to cover the program content.

Accepted Answer

Closed

Question 31

15. What person (role) can help teach stress management?

Accepted Answer

• Clinical nutritionist, • Exercise physiologist | Clinical physiologist, • Respiratory therapist, • Medical director | • Nurse practitioner, • Social workers, • Physical/Occupational therapist

Question 32

22. Benefits of exercise reconditioning 🔝

Accepted Answer

Unproven benefits

Question 33

23. Who are not good candidates for pulmonary rehab? 🔝

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

20. Measures the distance an individual is able to walk over a total of six minutes on a hard, flat surface.

Accepted Answer

The Six-minute walk test (6MWT)

RCP 450 - Week 8 | Pulmonary Rehabilitation

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RCP 450 - Week 8 | Pulmonary Rehabilitation

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