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What person should supervise a patient's cardiac rehabilitation?
8 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A Certfied Pro: In most cases and exercise physiologist is the proper person.
Answered 12/4/2012
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Cardiac rehab: A program should have a physician director and nurses, exercise technicians, exercise physiologist, physical medicine folks. The person directly monitoring specific exercises needs special training and could be nurse, exercise physiologist, physical medicine technologist or even some other trained professional.
Answered 9/15/2013
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Physiatrist: A physiatrist with experience in cardiac rehab would be the most appropriate person, in coordination with physical therapists, nurses or exercise physiologists.
Answered 9/16/2013
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