The Cardiopulmonary Laboratory is utilized for both teaching and research purposes. Students utilize this laboratory in the following courses: Exercise Physiology, Therapeutic Exercise, Patient Management Courses – Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and Exercise Testing and Prescription for Special Populations.
The student participates in laboratory activities such as:
- VO2 Max Testing
- Determination of Resting Metabolic Rate
- Stress Testing
- EKG Recording and Interpretation
- Pulmonary Function Testing
- Plethysmography
- Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation
- Ankle-Brachial Index
Equipment included in this laboratory:
- SensorMedics Metabolic Systems (Vmax)
- SensorMedics Pulmonary Function System
- SensorMedics Electronically Braked Cycle
- Quinton Stress Testing System (2 Treadmills and ECG)
- Biopac Data Acquisition System
- Hokanson Strain Gauge Plethysmograph
- YSI Glucose/Lactate Analyzer
- Monark Cycle Ergometers
- Sphygmomanometers, Stopwatches, etc.