The 6-Minute Walk Test: Indications and Guidelines for Use in Outpatient Practices

The 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is a standardized tool used to measure lung impairment. It is used in outpatient primary and pulmonary practices to objectively assess functional exercise capacity and hypoxemia in patients with chronic lung disease. Screening for functional decrease in exercise toleran...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal for nurse practitioners 2022-06, Vol.18 (6), p.608-610
1. Verfasser:	Kammin, Evelyn J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	6-minute walk test (6MWT) chronic lung disease Codes coding Contraindications COVID-19 Documentation Exercise functional exercise capacity Hypertension Hypoxemia Insurance Lung diseases Medicaid Medical screening Medicare outpatient Oxygen Oxygen saturation Patients Physical fitness Pneumonia primary pulmonary Pulmonary arteries Reimbursement Tolerance
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