Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Coursework Only Student will be assigned one or more pieces of coursework depending on their performance during the module |
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Description The courses prepares students to prescribe exercise for healthy and clinical populations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. To understand and contrast the acute cardiorespiratory responses to acute exercise in healthy and clinical populations and the impact of drug therapy 2. To understand and contrast the cardiorespiratory and metabolic responses to physical activity and exercise training in healthy and clinical populations 3. To understand the biological mechanisms underpinning flow mediated dilation, pulse wave velocity and jugular venous pressure in healthy and clinical populations 4. To understand the pathophysiology of heart failure and the short and long-term regulation of systemic blood pressure 5. To analyse and interpret a 12 Lead electrocardiogram (ECG) at rest and during an incremental exercise test in healthy populations and in individuals with cardiovascular and respiratory disease 6. To interpret the information obtained from exercise pre-participation health screening and clinical exercise testing with open circuit spirometry and 12-lead ECG to prescribe physical activity/exercise for both healthy and clinical populations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Key topicsExercise prescription Functional capacity tests Blood Pressure Endothelial function Pulse wave velocity Heart failure Jugular venous pressure Smooth muscle cell contraction and relaxation Cardiorespiratory responses to exercise Electrocardiography Frailty sarcopenia and aging Pharmacology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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