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Select an industry and analyze the impact of two PESTEL factors on the industry.

Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD has been shown to improve all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following cardiac complications associated with COVID-19 is most important to screen for before clearing an athlete to return to exercise?

Which of the following is NOT listed as a risk factor for Type II diabetes?

A type 1 diabetic patient is planning to perform 60 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise. Which of the following insulin management strategies is most appropriate prior to exercise?

For obese patients, strength training alone is sufficient and can replace aerobic exercise

Which SaO2 level should be maintained during exercise for patients with CRPD?

Explain the pathophysiological chain of events that leads to barrel chest deformity in a patient with COPD. Think about: *What muscles are being overused/under utilized? *What is happening to the full lung volume, is all the air going in or out? If not what is happening to the lung space? Why is the chest getting “shorter” and expanding outwards  

For an obese patient beginning aerobic exercise, what is the recommended initial intensity?

A COPD patient’s SpO₂ drops to 86% during a treadmill walking session. What is the most appropriate response? There are many ways you can answer this, we discussed conservative options, and options when your patient is a stubborn old lady who is going to yell at you if you stop her treadmill but you need to be safe while making her think she is charge (how I imagine myself acting to the poor young interns while I am in cardiac/pulmonary rehab in 50 years). Can you add* anything to the exercise as well?