EXS 4302 - Clinical Exercise Physiology

Credits: 3hrs.

This course focuses on students understanding the basic concepts of clinical exercise physiology and is designed to help students become prepared for employment in inpatient and outpatient clinical/rehabilitation settings. This course will provide a combination of classroom instruction and clinical laboratory testing experience teaching students a wide variety of specific health care skills, knowledge and processes within cardiovascular, pulmonary, and metabolic systems. This course will specifically focus on the interpretation of the electrocardiogram at rest and during exercise(ECG), and furthermore the effects of basic medications, secondary prevention, risk factor management. Prerequisite(s): EXS 3321 & EXS 3411