A 50-year-old with intermittent claudication begins a structured home-based exercise program. Which element is critical?...

Question

A 50-year-old with intermittent claudication begins a structured home-based exercise program. Which element is critical?

Accepted Answer

Supervised or structured program with progressive walking to near-maximal pain, 3x/week

Answer

Random walking without targets

Answer

Exercise only once weekly

Answer

Upper-body only

Answer

No exercise if pain occurs

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): PAD-Exercise Therapy