pulmonary disorders
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Indications
In the past, pulmonary rehabilitation was reserved for patients with Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) However, an increasing body of evidence suggests a benefit to patients with Asthma None Bronchiectasis None COVID-19 None Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Overview of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Overview of Lung Tumors None Neuromuscular disorders Pulmonary Hypertension None Sarcoidosis None Patients with pulmonary hypertension benefit from exercise-based rehabilitation with improvements in exercise capacity ( General references ). In a study of patients with COVID-19, pulmonary rehabilitation accelerated the recovery of pulmonary function ( Studies done in patients with COPD have suggested that pulmonary rehabilitation should start before COPD becomes severe (ie, as identified by degree of airflow obstruction) because there appears to be a poor correlation between disease severity and exercise performance. Furthermore, even patients with less severe disease are likely to benefit from reduced dyspnea, improved exercise tolerance, improved muscle strength, conditioning, improvement of cardiac and pulmonary physiology, reduced dynamic hyperinflation, and the psychosocial benefits that accompany pulmonary rehabilitation ( General references ). However, most recent guidelines recommend consideration for referral to pulmonary rehabilitation for stable, moderate to severe COPD as defined by GOLD report ( 