Chapter 50: Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Chapter 50: Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Patients with chronic cardiopulmonary disorders all share an inability to do what?

ANS:  D

Although differences in diagnoses can have an impact on treatment outcomes and survival, patients with chronic pulmonary disorders have much in common. All have difficulty coping with the physiologic limitations of their diseases.

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2. What is the term used to describe the restoration of individuals to the fullest possible medical, mental, emotional, social, and vocational potential?

ANS:  B

The Council on Rehabilitation defines rehabilitation as “the restoration of the individual to the fullest medical, mental, emotional, social, and vocational potential of which he or she is capable.”

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3. What are the overall goals of rehabilitation?
4. to reverse the course or progression of the disease process
5. to minimize the disability’s impact on the individual or family
6. to maximize the functional ability of the individual

ANS:  B

The overall goal is to maximize the functional ability and to minimize the impact the disability has on the individual, the family, and the community.

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4. The principal objectives of pulmonary rehabilitation include which of the following?
5. to control and alleviate the symptoms
6. to restore functional capabilities as much as possible
7. to improve quality of life

ANS:  D

The general goals of pulmonary rehabilitation are to control and alleviate the symptoms, restore functional capabilities as much as possible, and improve the quality of life.

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5. Which of the following would you not expect to observe after a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patient completes a sound pulmonary rehabilitation program?

ANS:  D

Pulmonary rehabilitation does not reverse or stop the disease progression, but it can improve a patient’s overall quality of life.

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