Knowledge from the clinical sciences is used in pulmonary rehabilitation programming for mainly what purpose?
1. To quantify the extent of physiological impairment
2. To establish ways to improve the quality-of-life
3. To set expectations for reasonable outcomes
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: C
Knowledge from the clinical sciences can help quantify the degree of physiologic impairment and establish outcome expectations for reconditioning.
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