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6 minute walk
Indications:
- evaluating prognosis in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD)
- evaluating prognosis in patients with COPD
Procedure:
- distance a patient can walk in 6 minutes
- pulse oximetry done at rest & with exertion
Clinical significance:
- >= 837 meters in 6 minutes predicts low 8 year mortality
- useful to assess disability, need for supplemental oxygen, & prognosis for chronic lung disease
General
clinical procedure
References
- Beatty AL et al
Six-Minute Walk Test as a Prognostic Tool in Stable Coronary
Heart Disease: Data From the Heart and Soul Study
Arch Intern Med. 2012;():1-7, June 2012
PMID: 22710902
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1188037
- Nash DT
Time for a 6-Minute Walk?:
Comment on Six-Minute Walk Test as a Prognostic Tool in Stable
Coronary Heart Disease
Arch Intern Med. 2012;():1-1, June 18, 2012
PMID: 22710968
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1188039
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19
Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19.
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