For which of the following procedures pulmonary rehabilitation has become recognized as a pre-requisite?
a. Thoracotomy
b. Lung volume reduction surgery
c. Lung transplantation
d. Heart transplantation
Q. 2 Which of the following are differences between cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation?
1. Cardiac patients are typically younger.
2. Most cardiac patients are not able to walk for 1 hr.
3. Reimbursement is easier to obtain with cardiac rehabilitation.
4. Breathing exercises are not essential to cardiac patients.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1, 3, and 4 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 only
Q. 3 Where are most cardiac rehabilitation programs conducted?
a. Private practice offices
b. Clinics
c. Hospital facilities
d. Homes
Q. 4 What government programs can serve as a source for reimbursement for pulmonary rehabilita-tion?
1. Prospective payment system (PPS)
2. Comprehensive outpatient rehabilitative facility (CORF)
3. Veterans Administration benefits
4. Civilian Health and Medical Programs of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS)
a. 1, 2, and 3 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 1, 2, 3, and 4
d. 2, 3, and 4 only
Q. 5 Which of the following are legitimate ways to obtain reimbursement from third-party payers for pulmonary rehabilitation programs?
1. Charge sessions as physical therapy exercises for COPD patients
2. Charge sessions as office visits with therapeutic exercises
3. Charge sessions as physician office visitsintermediate
a. 2 and 3 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 1, 2, and 3
d. 1 and 3 only
Q. 6 To deal with incidents of hypoxemia, dyspnea, or airway hyperreactivity during physical recon-ditioning activities, which of the following should be available in the rehabilitation area?
1. Intubation tray
2. Bronchodilator agents
3. Emergency oxygen
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
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