[Pneumological Assessment with Regard to Performance Demands - Concept: "Load to Capacity"].

[Pneumological Assessment with Regard to Performance Demands - Concept: "Load to Capacity"]. Pneumologie. 2018 Aug 22;: Authors: Kroidl RF, Fröhlich MJ, Welte T Abstract Professional opinions on and assessments of physical performance must be oriented to the individual capacity of the person in question. Moreover, this performance has to be correlated with the expected physical load at work, sports activities or operative stress. This "Load to Capacity Concept" is already a part of an integrative medical assessment, based on clinical experience and common sense, rather than on diagnostic numerical values. An evaluation of work intensity in the context of socio-medical assessment ("light - moderate - severe - very severe", German Statutory Pension Insurance, based on the German REFAClassification) can now be complemented by well accessible and valid data based on measurements of real-life and professional activities. Also the ratio of continuous power in view of the maximal power output (V'O2 peak) and the power at the aerobic-anaerobic threshold (V'O2 at VT1) is well established. This information is gained by ergospirometry (CPET - Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Testing). The focus while interpreting the performance lies on Watt as a physical parameter and on O2-consumption (V'O2 L/min) as the crucial biological correlate. V'O2 is presented as a direct value (L/min) or in complex values like MET (Metabolic Equivalent of T...
Source: Pneumologie - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Pneumologie Source Type: research