Walk Tests Flashcards
What are the 3 steps to exercise prescription
What is the importance of assessing aerobic capacity (3)
Purpose of clinical exercise testing (3)
- Provides info that helps the practitioner evaluate the patient in circumstances that may provoke signs or symptoms of exertional myocardial ischemia or other manifestations of CVD or pulmonary disease
- Determine risks
- Guides exercise prescription
What are some types of walk tests (4)
Why do we perform walk tests (5)
How do we know which field walk test to select (5)
What are absolute and relative contraindications to walk tests
What should we monitor during walk tests
Should signs and symptoms be intermittently monitored during walk tests?
No they should be continuously monitored and the need to terminate the test must be considered
What are factors that would cause us to terminate the walk test
What is the protocol for the 6MWT
What is the set up for the 6MWT
Map of what the 6 MWT looks like
What are 5 important characteristics about the 6MWT
What are 6 points to remember with the 6MWT
What are 5 utilities of the 6MWT
What are the indications of the 6MWT
How do we use the 6MWT to prescribe exercise
What is a MET
What is the layout of the incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT)
What are 4 characteristics of ISWT
How do we know when to stop the ISWT (3)
What are the 2 outcomes of the ISWT
What are 3 utilities of the ISWT
How can we use the ISWT to prescribe exercise (2)
