Restrictive Lung Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management

Course overview

This course is meant for rehabilitation professionals working with patients with restrictive lung disease and will describe the commonly seen restrictive lung diseases. Risk factors and causes will be presented, as well as explanations of how the diseases progress, including a discussion of the diagnostic testing and medical management of the diseases. In addition, determining the severity of the restrictive disease and the prognosis will help clinicians accurately select interventions and prescribe exercise safely in all practice settings. Fully understanding restrictive pulmonary diseases and their progression is often beyond entry-level education. This course will apply the pathophysiology of restrictive lung disease to a case study to demonstrate how to choose appropriate interventions.