This course is Lesson 2 of a recently completed webinar entitled, "Pulmonary Rehab: The Pathologies and the Challenges." Successfully completing this lesson will earn 1.5 CEs. For accreditation information and presenter biographies, Click here.

Topics:

I. Limitations of exercise intolerance in people with respiratory disease
II. Rationale for exercise testing
III. Types of exercise tests appropriate for people with respiratory disease, and information gleaned from each type of test
IV. Choosing the most appropriate exercise test
V. Definition of overload and specificity as they relate to exercise training
VI. Prescribing frequency, intensity and duration of exercise for people with chronic respiratory disease
VII. Examples of exercise RXs derived from data obtained from an exercise test.

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the importance of exercise testing as a pre-pulmonary rehabilitation screening tool for patients with lung disease.
2. Identify exercise limitations related to respiratory disease.
3. Explain the utility of graded exercise testing versus the Six Minute Walk Test.
4. Describe the principles of overload and specificity in exercise training.
5. List the essential components of exercise prescription.
6. Describe exercise prescription for the person with chronic lung disease.