Course Code: REL-RTS-0-ORLDII
Hours: 1.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Learning Objectives:
Classify different clinical presentations of chronic obstructive lung disease and restrictive lung disease.
Select at least three appropriate monitoring techniques, interventions, and progressions for patients with chronic obstructive lung disease and restrictive lung disease.
Determine side effects of respiratory medications that can affect exercise tolerance.
Outline:
Section 1: Pathology and Presentation of Lung Disease
Restrictive Lung Disease
Obstructive Lung Disease
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Medications for Chronic Lung Diseases
Respiratory Medications
Medications for Both Restrictive and Obstructive Diseases
Medications for Obstructive Lung Disease
Medications for Restrictive Lung Disease
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Monitoring Techniques
Monitoring Vitals
Dyspnea Scales
Patient Observation
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Therapy Interventions and Self Management
Goals
Interventions for Lung Disease
Interventions: Obstructive Lung Disease
Interventions: Restrictive Lung Diseases
Review
Self-Management Techniques
Key Takeaways
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Instructor: Nicole Fogarty, PT, DPT
Nicole Fogarty holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Northeastern University. She has experience treating patients with cardiopulmonary, orthopedic, and neurological impairments in the inpatient setting. She also has experience in outpatient orthopedics. She has additional training in medical screening, lumbopelvic examination and treatment, and treatment of patients with cardiopulmonary diseases. Nicole enjoys using her clinical experience and interest in current rehabilitation research as a Physical Therapy writer for Relias.
Reviewer: Adam Root, PharmD
Adam Root graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2013. Adam has worked in the managed care, medication policy, drug information, and community pharmacy settings and has a background in policy and guideline development, clinical program design, and medication use evaluation. He is currently employed as a Drug Use Management Coordinator at Kaiser Permanente.
Reviewer: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She has provided care to clients across the lifespan with diverse diagnostic conditions in settings including school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a contract therapy company, she developed training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology focusing on clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. Currently, she serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology at Relias, where she leverages her clinical expertise and analysis of published research. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Entry level Physical Therapists; Entry level Respiratory Therapists; Intermediate level Occupational Therapists; Intermediate level Speech and Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.