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Learning outcomes

Introduce students to the fields of intervention of the respiratory and cardiovascular rehabilitation.
Learn the theoretical and practical knowledge for the clinical evaluation of the patient with pulmonary function and cardiovascular disease to set and implement the rehabilitative intervention.

Program

1. Observation, clinical examination and evaluation of the patient with respiratory disease
- Clinical examination, physical examination
- Scale for the assessment of dyspnea
- Major instrumental tests useful for rehabilitation
 2. rehabilitation intervention in patients with acute and chronic respiratory disease
- Techniques for bronchial drainage (naso-pharyngeal aspiration, cough. TEF, AFEP, positive pressure techniques, postural drainage, ELTGOL, autogenic drainage) .Valutazione intervention.
- Regional pulmonary ventilation how to hack
- Non-Invasive Ventilation, basics and role of the physiotherapist
- Aerosol Therapy: Methods and tools
- Rehabilitation Intervention before and after thoracic and abdominal surgery
- Anatomical and functional characteristics of the respiratory system of the newborn
- Training to effort in patients with COPD

3. Dysphagia: how to recognize it and in the respiratory field relapses
4. The patient with tracheostomy: drainage techniques and essential for the management
5. Objectives, components and phases of cardiac rehabilitation
6. Exercise physiology and classification of physical activities
7. Evaluation of the respiratory and cardiovascular response to stress: the cardiopulmonary test for rehabilitation, the 6-min walk test, the shuttle test, the test of strength.
8. Setting of exercise programs.
9. Physical Exercise programs in cardiovascular diseases
10. Health Education; safety rules during training


Bibliografy:
“La disostruzione bronchiale dalla teoria alla pratica” A Brivio, M Lazzeri, G Oliva, E Zampogna. Edizioni MASSON; Chapter: 1-7-8-9-10-13.
“ Esame clinico e valutazione in riabilitazione respiratoria” M Lazzeri, E Clini, E Repossini A Corrado. Edizioni MASSON;
Chapter: 2-3-4-8-11-12-13-19
“Il ricondizionamento all’esercizio fisico del paziente con patologia respiratoria”M Lazzeri, A Brivio, A Carlucci, G Piaggi. Chapter: 2-5-7-8-9
“Physiotheray for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems”edito da J Pryor,S Prasad. Chapter 14
Giornale Italiano Cardiologia Vol 8 nov.2007

Examination Methods

The examination will be carried out in a single session with an oral interview.
The student must know the signs, symptoms and instrumental data useful for assessing the patient with respiratory problems;
The airway clearance techniques and principles on which they are based, in order to set up a rehabilitation treatment.
How to evaluate stress tolerance in respiratory and cardiovascular patients and training principles.