Cardiac Rehab Exercise Protocol Builder
Build personalized cardiac rehab exercise protocols and patient education
What You Can Do
Generate evidence-based exercise prescriptions tailored to each patient's cardiac status, recovery phase, and risk factors. Create personalized patient education materials explaining exercises, monitoring progression safely, and documenting prescriptions for clinical records. The skill automates protocol development while ensuring adherence to cardiac rehabilitation guidelines and evidence-based safety parameters.
Features
Generate detailed, phase-specific exercise protocols based on patient cardiac diagnosis, ejection fraction, functional capacity, and comorbidities
Create easy-to-understand, condition-specific explanations of exercises, physiologic benefits, proper form, and warning signs tailored to each protocol
Automatically adjust exercise intensity, duration, and type based on cardiac risk factors and patient tolerance monitoring throughout recovery
Generate acute (Phase 1), intermediate (Phase 2), and late (Phase 3) cardiac rehab protocols aligned with American Heart Association guidelines
Calculate target HR zones, Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) ranges, and physiologic response parameters for safe exercise progression
Embed exercise termination criteria, warning signs, absolute contraindications, and emergency protocols into each prescription for patient safety
Suggest structured exercise advancement based on patient tolerance, symptom response, time in phase, and clinical assessment findings
Produce physician-ready summaries, functional capacity assessments, adherence reports, and medical record documentation for clinical teams
Example Output
Sample Protocol Output: Phase 2 Post-MI, Week 2-3
Patient Context: 62M, 18 days post-MI, EF 42%, diabetic, sedentary baseline
Target HR Zone: 70-85 bpm | RPE Range: 2-4/10
Weekly Schedule:
- Mon/Wed/Fri: Supervised treadmill walk 12 min, cool-down stretching 5 min
- Light activities: walking, gardening (avoid heavy lifting, isometric exercises)
Patient Education: "Your heart is healing. Mild fatigue is normal; chest heaviness usually decreases with activity. STOP immediately if you feel sharp chest pain, severe shortness of breath, or dizziness. Record your heart rate before and after each session."
Progression Criteria: If tolerates 12 min at RPE 3 without chest discomfort or dyspnea for 3 consecutive sessions, advance to 15 min in Week 4.
What's Included
- Phase-specific exercise templates: Pre-built, evidence-based protocols for acute, intermediate, and late cardiac rehab phases with fully adjustable parameters for individual patient needs
- Patient education framework: Customizable, condition-specific explanations of cardiac physiology, exercise benefits, warning signs, home activity guidelines, and medication interactions
- Risk assessment and stratification worksheet: Structured input form for capturing cardiac history, functional capacity, contraindications, comorbidities, and psychosocial factors
- Progression tracking and advancement matrix: Evidence-based guidelines for safely advancing exercise intensity based on time in phase, symptom response, and functional tolerance achieved
- Safety monitoring checklist: Pre-exercise screening, during-exercise monitoring criteria, exercise termination criteria, adverse event protocols, and emergency action procedures
Who It's For
- Cardiac rehabilitation specialists and coordinators
- Physical therapists working in cardiac programs
- Cardiologists, internists, and physicians overseeing cardiac patients
- Nurses coordinating inpatient or outpatient cardiac rehab
- Hospital administrators and cardiac program directors
Best For
- Developing exercise prescriptions for post-MI and post-PCI patients
- Designing early-phase (Phase 2) cardiac rehabilitation protocols
- Creating patient-friendly education for home-based exercise programs
- Monitoring progression and safely adjusting exercise intensity
- Generating clinical documentation for cardiac rehab medical records
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