intro to cardiac rehab Flashcards
what is cardiac rehabilitation
a multidimensional and
multidisciplinary approach that includes all the
studies carried out to maximize the physical,
mental, social and psychological functional
capacities of individuals with heart disease.
what are the objectives of cardiac rehab
control cardiac symptoms
limit of physiological effects of the disease
reduce risks of morbidity
to improve physical condition of the patient
support the individual
what is the primary prevention strategy
you have to prevent or delay the onset of the cardiovascular disease
what is the secondary prevention strategy
prevent early diagnosis and progression of the disease
what of the tetiary prevention strategy
prevents complications
improve QOL
What are the risk factors for cvd
family cvd history
family has hyperlipidemia history
smoking diebetes etc
new risk factors
fibrinogen
homocysteine
c-reactive protein
what do we evaluate for the patients
anamnesis
inspection
ecg
assess functional capacity and their physical activity level sleep
fatigue
we check the lab results as well
in patients who have high risk for cvd we recommond life style change and starting of treatment if the blood pressure is what
greater than 130\80
what should be the bmi for the patient
20-25
what are the cardiac rehab models
hospital based
community based
home based
what are the programs for the hospital based
exercis training
manage the risk factors
patient education
effects or results of these programms
reduction in symptoms
reduced length of hospital stay]
increase qol
programs for home based and community based
exercise training
behaviour change
risk factor management
effects or result for the home based
incr qol
increa exc capacity
inc mortality
