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lindiwe

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on: Jul 16, 2018
A patient in your pulmonary rehabilitation program has an orthopedic disability that precludes her from walking or using a stationary bicycle. Which of the following activities would you recom-mend to help recondition the lower extremities?
 
  a. Use of a rowing machine
  b. Calisthenic exercises
  c. Aquatic exercises
  d. Use of a treadmill

Question 2

During inspiratory resistive exercises, the desired load should be about what percentage of the maximum inspiratory pressure?
 
  a. 15
  b. 25
  c. 30
  d. 20


mcni194

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Patients with significant orthopedic disabilities can participate in aerobic aquatic exercises.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
If the patient's inspiratory pressure is less than 30 of the measured PImax, the next smaller ori-fice is selected, with this procedure repeated until the 30 effort is consistently achieved.


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lindiwe

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Reply #2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jul 16, 2018
No problemo


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