Review

Question 1

Supportive phase of rehabilitation vs palliative phase of rehabilitation

Answer 1

Rehab
- improving patients’ function

Palliative
- maintain patient’s current function
- keeping them comfortable

Question 2

Restorative phase of rehabilitation vs preventative phase of rehabilitation

Answer 2

Restorative:
more exercises

Preventitive:
–> education especially to patients more at risk

–> depends on condition, can be same for some conditions or some conditions one you get it, its morr about maintaining function (ARDS, CHF)

Question 3

BORG RPE Scale

Answer 3

rating exertion, breathlessness and fatigue during physical activity

RPE = rate of physical exertion

• Original Borg scale has a range from 6 to 20 (with 6 being no exertion at all, and 20 being maximum effort)
• Modified RPE scale has a range from 0 to 10 (with 0 being no exertion and 10 being maximum effort

Question 4

Numerical pain scale

Answer 4

assess pain severity at that moment in time

0–10 scale, with zero meaning “no pain” and 10 meaning “the worst pain imaginable”

Question 5

6 min walk test

Answer 5

• Object of this test is to walk as far as possible for 6 minutes
• You are permitted to slow down, to stop, and to rest as necessary
• designed to measure the exercise capacity of patients with chronic respiratory disease