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Five senior respiratory therapy students presented a poster titled Comparing predictions of maximum aerobic capacity using submaximal exercise procedures at the 2008 Bellarmine University Undergraduate Research Day. During pulmonary rehabilitation, aerobic capacity is a key measure to gauge how severe a person’s breathing limitation is, and if progress is being made toward increasing work capacity. The students looked at a submaximal track walking test and an inclined treadmill walking test to estimate maximum oxygen consumption. The two procedures produced comparable results. In patients with lung disease, moderate workload testing avoids potential complications associated with exercising to symptom-limited fatigue.
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Respiratory therapists are health care professionals who evaluate and treat persons of all ages having lung and heart disorders. The responsibilities of the therapist include: pulmonary function assessment, administering oxygen and aerosolized drugs, breathing retraining and pulmonary rehabilitiation, acute care management of patients requiring ventilatory support, and emergency care.
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Respiratory Therapy Department
Bellarmine University
2001 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY 40205
502.452.8419
For information contact:
Julie Armstrong-Binnix
Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences Recruiter
julieab@bellarmine.edu
502.452.8364
800.274.4723 x8364
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