การประเมินสมรรถภาพของหัวใจและ ปอดด้วยการทดสอบการเดิน 6 นาที

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Cardiopulmonary Assessment by Six Minute Walk Test
Anoma Srisaeng, B.N.S., Chollanan Wungsang, B.N.S.
Division of Cardiovascular Nursing, Department of Nursing, Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Siriraj Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.
 
Six minute walk test (6MWT), does not only provide the prognostic information and severity of disease but also the cardiopulmonary capacity. This test can access treatment efficiency and functional status of the patient in more objective way than history taking. Several factors can affect the accuracy of 6MWT. Therefore this academic article present the knowledge of 6MWT which begin from preparation of patient, environment preparation and the testing equipment . This review also included the nursing care for the patient since the pre-test, on test and post-test period. We summarized the correct and standardized test methods to reduce the test error in order to getting the better and accurate test result. Finally, the physician could use the test result for effective patient evaluation and treatment.