Study Guide

Objective

You are familiar with the criteria of the pathophysiology and pharmacology of the cardiologic, respiratory and circulatory system and diseases.
You can describe the effects of functional disorders and diseases of the cardiologic, respiratory and circulatory system and their effects on an individual’s movement and functional ability.
You are familiar with the rehabilitation mechanisms and their effects on cardiologic, respiratory and circulatory physiotherapy.
You can use appropriate functional and load level measurements to evaluate the need for physiotherapy.
You can use and justify the main impacts of cardiologic and respiratory physiotherapy taking the individual’s resources and the environmental challenges into account.

Content

How do you take into account the pathophysiology of the respiratory and circulatory system in physiotherapy?
How do you use medical and pharmacological knowledge in physiotherapy?
How do you justify and apply physiotherapeutic methods to promote your customer’s comprehensive functional capacity in his/her own environment?
How do you plan, implement and justify interacting with a client a suitable, progressive, evidence-based physiotherapy?
How do you assess the customer's functional ability, participation and coping in everyday life as well as her/his human resources and those modifications?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Attending the course requires that learning outcomes of semesters I-II have been reached.