Medications
What medication should you take when feeling short of breath?
RESCUE inhaler or nebulizer. Also known as Bronchodilators. These drugs act quickly. within 15 minutes.
What is the most convenient exercise you can do?
Walking! It can be done anywhere! It is also one of the best things you can do for strength, balance, and endurance.
What is the function of the diaphragm?
To pull air in and push air out.
What oxygen saturation level should you maintain?
90% or greater during Pulmonary Rehab sessions
How do you calculate how much water you need daily?
Body weight divided by 2 = # of fluid ounces
T/F: When you are sick, stop taking medicine when you begin to feel better.
False! Take all prescribed antibiotics and steroids exactly as directed.
What improves your mood, combats chronic diseases, helps manage your weight, boosts your energy level and promotes better sleep.
Exercise!
What are the 3 benefits of breathing in through the nose?
Heat, humidify, and filter
T/F: The more you use oxygen the more dependent you become.
FALSE! This is not true at all!
This condition means you have an issue with regulating glucose & insulin. Exercise can help manage this disease.
Diabetes
What effect do steroids have on the airways?
Reduces inflammation--which results in better air movement; improved breathing!
How many days per week should you exercise?
30 minutes, 3 to 5 days per week
When you breathe you exchange oxygen for ____?
Carbon dioxide
What can decreased oxygen levels cause?
Lightheaded, dizzy, forgetful, damage to our organs such as brain and heart muscle.
Name a strategy for conserving energy.
Taking rest breaks, sitting to do a task, ask for help, pack grocery bags lightly, perform harder tasks first.
T/F: You can adjust your O2 flow whenever you want.
False, if you notice you consistently need higher flow of O2 you should call your doctor. Oxygen is prescribed like any other medication.
Name a piece of equipment in the gym that is cardio exercise.
Treadmill; Bicycle; NuStep; Arm Ergometer; Elliptical
T/F: The bronchioles are where gas exchange occurs.
False! Gas exchange occur in the alveoli
T/F: You can wear your oxygen in the shower.
True!
Name 2 parts of Pulmonary Rehab
Exercise; Nutrition; Stress Management; Education
What do we call medicines you take daily to maintain your breathing?
Maintenance! Examples include: Symbicort, Spiriva, Breo, Performist, Brovana, Advair
T/ F: You should perform strength training every day
False! 2-3 days per week, non-consecutive days
T/F: The diaphragm is a muscle.
True! We can work this specific muscle with diaphragmatic breathing, singing, playing wind instruments etc.
T/F: When on oxygen you cannot travel far from home.
FALSE! You can still travel and enjoy yourself, only requires some extra planning!
What program improves endurance, educate patients, and keep them safe during exercise.
Pulmonary Rehab!