EPT 260 Cardiac Rehabilitation
This course studies the role of exercise in health and disease, specifically acute and chronic effects of exercise upon the cardiovascular system. Students explore therapeutic benefits of exercise intervention and rehabilitation for individuals with heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. The course provides students with an opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of physiological principles and concepts related to clinical cardiopulmonary assessment. Students will gain knowledge of the graded exercise stress test (GXT) in terms of specificity and sensitivity. Students will also identify advantages and disadvantages various GXT protocols. Students will explain the normal and abnormal physiological adaptations during the GXT. Students also list and explain absolute and relative contraindications to the GXT and the exercise therapy session. In addition, students interpret GXT and EKG results to appropriately assess exercise response, identify EKG changes during the GXT, explain the appropriate response, explain the effects of the major cardiovascular drugs on the GXT and Rx responses, and list the normal emergency equipment and drugs available during GXT and Rx therapy sessions. Prerequisite: MED285.
Prerequisite
MED285 C O MED285 TC