Exercise prescription - 79 year old male (case 5)

28 May 2017
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The case

Description

  • 79-year-old male
  • Body height: 170 cm
  • Body weight: 59 kg
  • VO2max: 1250 ml/min (88% of predicted normal value)
  • Resting HR: 56 bts/min
  • Peak exercise HR: 111 bts/min
  • Total cholesterol: 178 mg/dl
  • Fasting glycaemia: 125 mg/dl
  • Blood pressure: 135/87 mmHg
  • Medication intake: beta-blocker, bronchodilator, antiplatelet
  • Referred to rehabilitation for: peripheral vascular disease
  • Co-morbidities: cachexia and frailty, COPD
  • Additional information: None

References

Based on the EXPERT Tool (Exercise Prescription in Everyday Practice & Rehabilitative Training) developed by the University of Hasselt, in collaboration with the EAPC.

Notes to editor

Prof. Dominique Hansen, Associate Professor in Rehabilitation/Exercise Physiology in Internal Diseases at Hasselt University, Belgium.

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