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kellyjaisingh

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What is the level of involvement of the respiratory therapist in cardiac rehabilitation?
 
  a. Same as in the pulmonary rehabilitation
  b. Greater than in pulmonary rehabilitation
  c. Significantly less than in pulmonary reha-bilitation
  d. Respiratory therapist does not participate in cardiac rehabilitation

Question 2

Which patients are better suited for subacute rather than for acute care? 1. Those who no longer need diagnostics or invasive procedures 2. Those who have a determined course of treatment 3. Those who are recovering from an acute illness
 
  a. 2 and 3 only
  b. 1 and 2 only
  c. 3 only
  d. 1, 2, and 3



firehawk60

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Respiratory involvement in cardiac rehabilitation is significantly less.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
According to the National Association of Subacute/Post Acute Care, subacute care is a compre-hensive level of inpatient care for stable patients who (1) have experienced an acute event result-ing from injury, illness, or exacerbation of a disease process; (2) have a determined course of treatment; and (3) require diagnostics or invasive procedures but not those requiring acute care.



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