Clinical Exercise Physiology Flashcards
(8 cards)
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What is Clinical Exercise Physiology?
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- Uses physical activity and exercise to prevent or delay the onset of chronic disease in healthy individuals
- Provides therapeutic or functional benefits to individuals with disease conditions or physical disabilities
- Requires an understanding of how the body responds to acute and chronic physical activity and exercise in both HEALTHY and DISEASED individuals
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What is Diagnostic testing?
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Helps assess the presence of cardiovascular or pulmonary disease
3
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What is Functional Capacity?
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Helps assess an individual’s capacity to participate in physical activity and exercise
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What are some Cardiovascular Diseases?
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- Myocardial Infarction (heart disease)
- Coronary artery disease
- Angina Pectoris
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Valvular heart disease
- Chronic heart failure
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Hypertension
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What are some respiratory disease?
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- Obstructive pulmonary disease
- Restrictive pulmonary disease
- Asthma
- Cystic fibrosis
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What are some metabolic disease?
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- Diabetes mellitus
- Hyperlipidemia
- Obesity
- Metabolic syndrome
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What are some Orthopedic and Neuromuscular diseases?
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- Arthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Mulitple sclerosis
- Cerebral palsy
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What are behavioral and mental health diseases?
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- Anxiety disorders
- Depression
