Attendance

-Analysis of the patient’s medical history (interview, subjective and objective assessment, critical interpretation of arterial blood gas analysis, chest X-ray, CT scan, and spirometry); -Measurement of vital signs; -Chest auscultation; -Exercise tolerance assessment tests: Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), Shuttle Walking Test, Sit-to-Stand Test, Step Test, and Incremental Exercise Test; -Physical performance assessment tests: Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Timed Up and Go (TUG), and 4-Metre Gait Speed (4MGS); -Muscle strength assessment tests: One Repetition Maximum (1RM) and dynamometry; -Airway clearance techniques: modulation of flow–volume patterns, positive pressure devices, oscillatory devices, ventilatory techniques, and EFA systems; -Lung re-expansion techniques: positive pressure and ventilator-assisted techniques; -Exercise reconditioning and re-training programmes; -Muscle strengthening programmes. All the topics listed above will be addressed through practical clinical case discussions and hands-on sessions, allowing students to develop both practical skills (“knowing how to do”) and professional attitudes (“knowing how to be”).

Module Contents – Respiratory Rehabilitation

-Marta Lazzeri, Enrico Maria Clini, Elena Repossini, Antonio Corrado : “Esame clinico e valutazione in riabilitazione respiratoria”. Editore: Elsevier. Anno edizione: 2006. ISBN: 88214.2903.2 -Marta Lazzeri, Anna Brivio, Annalisa Carlucci, Giancarlo Piaggi. “Il ricondizionamento all’esercizio fisico del paziente con patologia respiratoria. Dalla valutazione al trattamento”. Anno edizione: 2014. ISBN: 9788821438165

100% attendance is mandatory.

The assessment consists in the completion of a clinical case related to a patient with cardiorespiratory problems, developed through the following steps: -Patient assessment; -Identification of physiotherapy problems; -Formulation of rehabilitation goals; -Development of a physiotherapy programme; -Selection of appropriate techniques and interventions; -Final evaluation and outcome assessment.

-Marta Lazzeri, Enrico Maria Clini, Elena Repossini, Antonio Corrado : “Esame clinico e valutazione in riabilitazione respiratoria”. Editore: Elsevier. Anno edizione: 2006. ISBN: 88214.2903.2 -Marta Lazzeri, Anna Brivio, Annalisa Carlucci, Giancarlo Piaggi. “Il ricondizionamento all’esercizio fisico del paziente con patologia respiratoria. Dalla valutazione al trattamento”. Anno edizione: 2014. ISBN: 9788821438165

The laboratory will be delivered through Problem-Based Learning (PBL), combining moments of theoretical review with practical sessions focused on the application of techniques, assessment tools, and respiratory devices.