Medical Training AICardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Prescription
Build the clinical reasoning to risk-stratify cardiac patients and design individualized exercise prescriptions across post-MI, post-surgical, and heart failure recovery.
What this track covers
This track covers the core decisions in cardiac rehabilitation: stratifying patients by risk, interpreting functional capacity and stress testing, and translating those findings into a safe, progressive exercise plan. It also addresses secondary prevention counseling and how to adjust programs as patients recover or develop new symptoms.
What you will practice
- Stratify a patient's risk level before starting an exercise program
- Interpret functional capacity testing and stress test results
- Adjust an exercise prescription based on symptoms, comorbidities, or procedure type
- Identify warning signs that require stopping or modifying a session
- Counsel patients on secondary prevention and sustaining behavior change
Simulator scenario
A virtual patient recovering from a recent MI presents for their first cardiac rehab visit, requiring risk stratification and an initial exercise plan before progressing through follow-up sessions.
Board question topics
- Risk stratification criteria for exercise programs
- Interpreting stress test and functional capacity results
- Exercise prescription adjustments by cardiac condition
- Recognizing exertional warning signs during rehab
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