{"id":182,"date":"2017-09-12T09:49:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T23:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homebaserehab.net\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2020-03-31T12:27:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T01:27:56","slug":"medical-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homebaserehab.net\/assessment\/initial-assessment\/medical-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
A hospital or community centre baseline assessment is required to ascertain:<\/p>
If the patient is safe to exercise at home without supervision<\/p>
Baseline measures of exercise capacity<\/a> and quality of life<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>
This assessment includes a detailed medical history, necessary to prescribe an appropriate program:<\/p>
Respiratory diagnosis<\/p>
Respiratory history<\/p>
Smoking history<\/p>
Results of relevant investigations (including spirometry*, CT scans, CXR, blood gases, ECG)<\/p>
Medications (including oxygen therapy)<\/p>
Current exercise routine<\/p>
Musculoskeletal conditions (including falls risk)<\/p>
Neurological conditions<\/p>
Continence issues<\/p>
Body Mass Index (BMI = weight (kg) \u00f7 height2 (m))<\/p>
Social \/ psychological issues<\/p><\/blockquote>
*Perform spirometry, if possible, if recent results not available<\/p>
Results from the medical history may indicate the need for the following referrals or follow up:<\/p>
Smoking cessation<\/p>
Nutritional support<\/p>
Continence<\/p>
Anxiety and depression<\/p>
Airway clearance<\/p>
Treatment of musculoskeletal\/neurological conditions<\/p><\/blockquote>
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Initial Assessment Menu Medical History Exercise Capacity Measurement of Symptoms During Exercise Quality of Life Psychological Issues Clinician Safety Initial patient assessment – Medical History A hospital or community centre baseline assessment is required to ascertain: If the patient is safe to exercise at home without supervision Baseline measures of exercise capacity and quality of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":70,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"plain-container","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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