CARDIORESPIRATORY SCIENCE AND PRACT. (12WKS)

Description

Detailed notes with diagrams, X-ray analysis and a summary of prerequisite subjects. Focus on physiological processes associated with the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to the physiotherapy management of individuals with cardiorespiratory dysfunction. Topics include - Lung sounds/auscultation - Airflow limitation - Restrictive disorders - Infective and suppurative disorders - Impaired airway clearance - Cardiac disorders - Investigations for the patient with respiratory and cardiac dysfunction - Physiotherapy assessment for the patient with respiratory and cardiac dysfunction - Physiotherapy interventions for the patient with respiratory and cardiac dysfunction - Theory of and evidence for physiotherapy intervention in respiratory and cardiac dysfunction - Airway clearance and volume restoration techniques - Selected outcome measures including -Rating of perceived exertion, Modified Borg scale/Borg scale, Visual analogue scale