This course is Lesson 1 of a recently completed webinar entitled, "Pulmonary Rehab, Considerations for Diverse Populations" The entire series (9CEs) is available in the On Demand Presentations catalog.

Successfully completing this lesson will earn 1.5 CEs. For accreditation information and presenter biographies, Click here.

Topics:
-Exercise intolerance in respiratory disease.
-Rationale for exercise testing.
-Types of exercise tests appropriate for people with respiratory disease, and information gleaned from each type of exercise test.
-Choosing the most appropriate exercise test.
-Definition of overload and specificity as they relate to exercise training
-Discuss frequency, duration, intensity and modes of exercise specific to persons with respiratory d-disease.

Examples of exercise prescription derived from data obtained from an exercise test
Behavioral/Learning Objectives:
-Describe the importance of exercise testing as a pre-pulmonary rehabilitation screening tool for patients with lung disease.
-Identify exercise limitations related to respiratory disease.
-Describe the utility of graded exercise testing versus the six minute walk test.
-Explain the principles of overload and specificity in exercise training.
-List the essential components of exercise prescription.
-Describe exercise prescription for a person with respiratory disease.