Cardiac Transplant Guidelines Flashcards
1
Q
Why are patients at increased fracture risk?
A
Prolonged corticosteroid use
2
Q
Patient may present with decreased strength in which region? How may a patient tolerate exercise?
A
- Exercise Intolerance
- Decrease LE strength
3
Q
How to determine exercise intensity?
A
Heart rate alone is not appropriate to determine exercise intensity.
- Combination of HR, BP, RPE, METs, Dyspnea Scale
4
Q
Patients with heart transplant has what effect to HR?
A
Heart is denervated, patients tend to be tachycardic (even at rest)
5
Q
How to modify exercise sessions to accommodate patients with heart transplant?
A
Longer periods of warm up and cool down
6
Q
HR response during exercise?
A
Delayed elevation in HR, due to dependence on circulating catecholamines
7
Q
Effects on MAX HR
A
Decreased MAX HR
8
Q
Effects on HR recovery?
A
Slower decrease in HR values during recovery.
