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Physiotherapy of the Respiratory and Cardiovascular SystemsLaajuus (6 cr)

Code: BB00CA31

Objective

Students will learn to:

- explain the function of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems and describe diseases/disorders of these systems
- measure and assess cardiac patients' mobility and functional capacity using physiotherapy methods
- interpret the results and based on them, implement physiotherapy /physical exercise for patients with cardiac and respiratory diseases
- give reasons for the importance of physical activity in promoting respiratory and cardiovascular health
- describe changes in functional capacity caused by medical conditions and implement appropriate physiotherapy in their work with medical patients

- use various methods to examine and measure respiration
- implement appropriate respiratory physiotherapy
- guide clients/patients in the use of respiratory physiotherapy devices
-implement pre and postoperative physiotherapy for abdominal and thoracic surgical patients
-use evidence-based knowledge to promote the health of diabetic clients
-manage the pre and postoperative physiotherapy process for breast cancer mastectomy patients

Content

- Assessment of the respiratory and cardiovascular system and measurements (pulse, blood pressure, 6-minute walking test)
-Physiotherapy for myocardial infarction patients
-Pre and postoperative physiotherapy for cardiac surgery patients
-Assessment of medical patients' functional capacity and physiotherapy for medical patients
-The role of physical exercise in the prevention of the above diseases

-Physiotherapy for respiratory patients
-Breathing technique and instruction of breathing exercises
-Asthma and COPD
-Assistive devices in respiratory physiotherapy
-Health promotion as part of respiratory physiotherapy
-Pre and postoperative physiotherapy for abdominal and thoracic surgical patients
-Physiotherapy for diabetics
-Physiotherapy for breast cancer mastectomy patients

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students:
- are able to give some examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their physiotherapy
- recognise relavant details but have difficulty in the application of knowledge
-are insecure in client situations when examining, counselling and manually treating clients
-under supervision, are able to draw conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a limited number of sources and find few connections between phenomena

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students:
- are able to give examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their evidence-based physiotherapy
-apply what they have learnt to their work with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
- examine, counsel and manually treat clients, are able to draw conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a great variety of sources and find connections between phenomena

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students:
- extensively give examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their physiotherapy and are able to implement evidence-based physiotherapy when working with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
-creatively apply what they have learnt to their work with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
- examine, counsel and manually treat clients competently, draw justified conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a great variety of relevant sources and easily find connections between phenomena

Enrollment

13.11.2023 - 15.01.2024

Timing

08.01.2024 - 19.05.2024

Credits

6 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Maija Hiltunen
  • Pirkko Mäntykivi
  • Jutta Potila
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä A (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä B (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Student groups
  • FYS22
    Degree Programme in Physiotherapy, Full-time studies
Education groups
  • Small group A
  • Small group B

Objective

Students will learn to:

- explain the function of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems and describe diseases/disorders of these systems
- measure and assess cardiac patients' mobility and functional capacity using physiotherapy methods
- interpret the results and based on them, implement physiotherapy /physical exercise for patients with cardiac and respiratory diseases
- give reasons for the importance of physical activity in promoting respiratory and cardiovascular health
- describe changes in functional capacity caused by medical conditions and implement appropriate physiotherapy in their work with medical patients

- use various methods to examine and measure respiration
- implement appropriate respiratory physiotherapy
- guide clients/patients in the use of respiratory physiotherapy devices
-implement pre and postoperative physiotherapy for abdominal and thoracic surgical patients
-use evidence-based knowledge to promote the health of diabetic clients
-manage the pre and postoperative physiotherapy process for breast cancer mastectomy patients

Content

- Assessment of the respiratory and cardiovascular system and measurements (pulse, blood pressure, 6-minute walking test)
-Physiotherapy for myocardial infarction patients
-Pre and postoperative physiotherapy for cardiac surgery patients
-Assessment of medical patients' functional capacity and physiotherapy for medical patients
-The role of physical exercise in the prevention of the above diseases

-Physiotherapy for respiratory patients
-Breathing technique and instruction of breathing exercises
-Asthma and COPD
-Assistive devices in respiratory physiotherapy
-Health promotion as part of respiratory physiotherapy
-Pre and postoperative physiotherapy for abdominal and thoracic surgical patients
-Physiotherapy for diabetics
-Physiotherapy for breast cancer mastectomy patients

Teaching methods

Course methods:
- tutorial work
- theory lectures
- practical training sessions and simulation
- preparatory tasks for the class and other class tasks
- independent and small group work

Student workload

Course of studies is = 6 credits (162h) including theory lectures, practical training sessions and simulation teaching. Studying takes place independently and in small groups.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students:
- are able to give some examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their physiotherapy
- recognise relavant details but have difficulty in the application of knowledge
-are insecure in client situations when examining, counselling and manually treating clients
-under supervision, are able to draw conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a limited number of sources and find few connections between phenomena

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students:
- are able to give examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their evidence-based physiotherapy
-apply what they have learnt to their work with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
- examine, counsel and manually treat clients, are able to draw conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a great variety of sources and find connections between phenomena

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students:
- extensively give examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their physiotherapy and are able to implement evidence-based physiotherapy when working with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
-creatively apply what they have learnt to their work with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
- examine, counsel and manually treat clients competently, draw justified conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a great variety of relevant sources and easily find connections between phenomena

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation of the course is numerical (1-5, 0= failed)

Participation in practical training classes and simulation (accepted/failed), absences to be compensated
Completing the independent and small group assignments of the study period (accepted/failed)
Moodle exam (1-5, 0= failed)
Case exam (1-5, 0 = failed)

Enrollment

14.11.2022 - 15.01.2023

Timing

02.01.2023 - 03.03.2023

Credits

6 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Maija Hiltunen
  • Pirkko Mäntykivi
  • Jutta Potila
Student groups
  • FYS21

Objective

Students will learn to:

- explain the function of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems and describe diseases/disorders of these systems
- measure and assess cardiac patients' mobility and functional capacity using physiotherapy methods
- interpret the results and based on them, implement physiotherapy /physical exercise for patients with cardiac and respiratory diseases
- give reasons for the importance of physical activity in promoting respiratory and cardiovascular health
- describe changes in functional capacity caused by medical conditions and implement appropriate physiotherapy in their work with medical patients

- use various methods to examine and measure respiration
- implement appropriate respiratory physiotherapy
- guide clients/patients in the use of respiratory physiotherapy devices
-implement pre and postoperative physiotherapy for abdominal and thoracic surgical patients
-use evidence-based knowledge to promote the health of diabetic clients
-manage the pre and postoperative physiotherapy process for breast cancer mastectomy patients

Content

- Assessment of the respiratory and cardiovascular system and measurements (pulse, blood pressure, 6-minute walking test)
-Physiotherapy for myocardial infarction patients
-Pre and postoperative physiotherapy for cardiac surgery patients
-Assessment of medical patients' functional capacity and physiotherapy for medical patients
-The role of physical exercise in the prevention of the above diseases

-Physiotherapy for respiratory patients
-Breathing technique and instruction of breathing exercises
-Asthma and COPD
-Assistive devices in respiratory physiotherapy
-Health promotion as part of respiratory physiotherapy
-Pre and postoperative physiotherapy for abdominal and thoracic surgical patients
-Physiotherapy for diabetics
-Physiotherapy for breast cancer mastectomy patients

Materials

Kauranen, K. 2021. Fysioterapeutin käsikirja. Sanoma Pro.
Vauhkonen, I ja Holmström, P. 2020. Sisätaudit. Sanoma Pro
Ilanne- Parikka, P. 2019. Diabetes. Duodecim
Vuori, I. & muut. 2005. Liikuntalääketiede. Duodecim

Teaching methods

Studying in the course includes tutorial work, lecture teaching and practical training sessions.

Student workload

The course is 6 cr corresponds to 162h student work, which consists of tutorial work, lectures, independent work and online studies (1 cr or 27h)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students:
- are able to give some examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their physiotherapy
- recognise relavant details but have difficulty in the application of knowledge
-are insecure in client situations when examining, counselling and manually treating clients
-under supervision, are able to draw conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a limited number of sources and find few connections between phenomena

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students:
- are able to give examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their evidence-based physiotherapy
-apply what they have learnt to their work with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
- examine, counsel and manually treat clients, are able to draw conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a great variety of sources and find connections between phenomena

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students:
- extensively give examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their physiotherapy and are able to implement evidence-based physiotherapy when working with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
-creatively apply what they have learnt to their work with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
- examine, counsel and manually treat clients competently, draw justified conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a great variety of relevant sources and easily find connections between phenomena

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students:
- are able to give some examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their physiotherapy
- recognise relavant details but have difficulty in the application of knowledge
-are insecure in client situations when examining, counselling and manually treating clients
-under supervision, are able to draw conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a limited number of sources and find few connections between phenomena

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students:
- are able to give examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their evidence-based physiotherapy
-apply what they have learnt to their work with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
- examine, counsel and manually treat clients, are able to draw conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a great variety of sources and find connections between phenomena

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students:
- extensively give examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their physiotherapy and are able to implement evidence-based physiotherapy when working with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
-creatively apply what they have learnt to their work with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
- examine, counsel and manually treat clients competently, draw justified conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a great variety of relevant sources and easily find connections between phenomena

Enrollment

01.05.2021 - 31.01.2022

Timing

24.01.2022 - 25.02.2022

Credits

6 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Maija Hiltunen
  • Pirkko Mäntykivi
  • Marjo Tuomilehto
Student groups
  • FYS20

Objective

Students will learn to:

- explain the function of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems and describe diseases/disorders of these systems
- measure and assess cardiac patients' mobility and functional capacity using physiotherapy methods
- interpret the results and based on them, implement physiotherapy /physical exercise for patients with cardiac and respiratory diseases
- give reasons for the importance of physical activity in promoting respiratory and cardiovascular health
- describe changes in functional capacity caused by medical conditions and implement appropriate physiotherapy in their work with medical patients

- use various methods to examine and measure respiration
- implement appropriate respiratory physiotherapy
- guide clients/patients in the use of respiratory physiotherapy devices
-implement pre and postoperative physiotherapy for abdominal and thoracic surgical patients
-use evidence-based knowledge to promote the health of diabetic clients
-manage the pre and postoperative physiotherapy process for breast cancer mastectomy patients

Content

- Assessment of the respiratory and cardiovascular system and measurements (pulse, blood pressure, 6-minute walking test)
-Physiotherapy for myocardial infarction patients
-Pre and postoperative physiotherapy for cardiac surgery patients
-Assessment of medical patients' functional capacity and physiotherapy for medical patients
-The role of physical exercise in the prevention of the above diseases

-Physiotherapy for respiratory patients
-Breathing technique and instruction of breathing exercises
-Asthma and COPD
-Assistive devices in respiratory physiotherapy
-Health promotion as part of respiratory physiotherapy
-Pre and postoperative physiotherapy for abdominal and thoracic surgical patients
-Physiotherapy for diabetics
-Physiotherapy for breast cancer mastectomy patients

Materials

Kauranen, K. 2021. Fysioterapeutin käsikirja. Sanoma Pro.
Vauhkonen, I ja Holmström, P. 2020. Sisätaudit. Sanoma Pro
Ilanne- Parikka, P. 2019. Diabetes. Duodecim
Vuori, I. & muut. 2005. Liikuntalääketiede. Duodecim

Student workload

The course is 6 cr corresponds to 162h student work, which consists of tutorial work, lectures, independent work and online studies (1 cr or 27h)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students:
- are able to give some examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their physiotherapy
- recognise relavant details but have difficulty in the application of knowledge
-are insecure in client situations when examining, counselling and manually treating clients
-under supervision, are able to draw conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a limited number of sources and find few connections between phenomena

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students:
- are able to give examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their evidence-based physiotherapy
-apply what they have learnt to their work with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
- examine, counsel and manually treat clients, are able to draw conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a great variety of sources and find connections between phenomena

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students:
- extensively give examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their physiotherapy and are able to implement evidence-based physiotherapy when working with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
-creatively apply what they have learnt to their work with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
- examine, counsel and manually treat clients competently, draw justified conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a great variety of relevant sources and easily find connections between phenomena