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EXSC635 Cardiometabolic Analysis and Rehabilitation

10 cp
Prerequisites
EXSC204 Exercise Testing and Prescription and EXSC240 Exercise Physiology or equivalent
Teaching Organisation 150 hours of focused learning.

This unit will present current medical and scientific knowledge of cardiac, respiratory and metabolic disorders and diseases. A major focus of the unit will be a thorough understanding of the factors involved in the aetiology of such conditions and the role exercise has in the prevention, treatment and management of these conditions. Current evidence-based guidelines for exercise testing and exercise prescription as related to cardiac, respiratory and metabolic disorders will be discussed in detail. An examination of the aetiology, incidence, epidemiology and pathophysiology involved and the processes that lead to functional restoration, maintenance or adaptation forms a major focus of the unit. Methodological aspects of the clinical assessment of cardiac, respiratory and metabolic disorders and diseases will be discussed and demonstrated together with the principles of available exercise prescriptions and other treatment therapies.

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