Course Overview
This course provides the student with information on concepts of exercise tolerance testing and exercise prescription that are essential to the practicing cardiology technologist. Exercise testing and exercise prescription topics covered include: general principles; importance of general factors such as age, gender, and environment; and various diseases and heath states. Theoretical basis and clinical application of exercise tolerance testing and exercise prescription to special cases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, spinal disorders and low back pain, diabetes, obesity, asthma, chronic obstructive respiratory disorders, cystic fibrosis, coronary artery disease, hypertension, children with heart disease, valvular and congenital heart diseases in adults, low functional capacity, end-stage renal disease, and pregnancy are discussed.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the principles of exercise and non-exercise stress testing
- Discuss the importance of the general factors of age, gender and environment during exercise and non-exercise stress testing
- Explain how various cardiac risk factors may be affected by exercise and/or non-exercise stress testing
- Explain how various non-cardiac risk factors may be affected by exercise and/or non-exercise stress testing
- Discuss how exercise testing procedures are modified due to specific health states
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of patient preparation for exercise and non-exercise stress testing
- Describe the various Exercise and non-exercise stress testing procedures
- Discuss appropriate protocols when performing exercise and non-exercise stress testing on special consideration patients ie. Pediatric and pacing patients
Effective as of Winter 2022
Related Programs
Concepts in Exercise Tolerance Testing (CARD 4202) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Health Sciences
- Cardiology Technology
Diploma Part-time
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