EXSC 456 - Clinical Physiology

Description:
Pathophysiologic basis of non-communicable disease, screening procedures for severity, prescriptive guidelines.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: EXSC 351 and EXSC 351LAB.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Evaluate principles of exercise prescription for a variety of clinical populations.
Design an exercise prescription based on raw data collected from various exercise tests.
Summarize and evaluate and apply the ACSM screening and cardiovascular risk stratification protocol.
Evaluate and respond to emergency situations that may develop during an exercise session involving high-risk clients.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/4/2016

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