Knowledge from the clinical sciences is used in pulmonary ...

[geoffrey]

Knowledge from the clinical sciences is used in pulmonary rehabilitation programming for mainly what purpose?
 
  1. To quantify the extent of physiological impairment
  2. To establish ways to improve the quality-of-life
  3. To set expectations for reasonable outcomes
  a. 1 and 2 only
  b. 2 and 3 only
  c. 1 and 3 only
  d. 1, 2, and 3

Question 2

Which of the following would you not expect to observe after a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patient completes a sound pulmonary rehabilitation program?
 
  a. Reduced pulse rate during exercise
  b. Decreased breathing rates during exercise
  c. Reduction in CO2 production during exer-cise
  d. Permanent increase in forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1) and forced expir-atory flow (FEF25 to 75)

[aidanmbrowne]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Knowledge from the clinical sciences can help quantify the degree of physiologic impairment and establish outcome expectations for reconditioning.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Pulmonary rehabilitation does not reverse or stop the disease progression, but it can improve a patient's overall quality-of-life.

[geoffrey]

Excellent

[aruss1303]

Gracias!