The Six-Minute Walk Test is a timed test that requires minimal technical resources to measure the distance that a patient can quickly walk on a flat, hard surface in a period of 6 minutes (the six-minute walk distance, 6MWD). This measure has been shown to be a reproducible, objective indicator of functional capacity and is a part of the multicomponent BODE index (body-mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnea, and exercise capacity) that correlates with survival. It is important to emphasize that this is a test of maximum exercise performance; subjects should be instructed and encouraged to push themselves to achieve maximal distance.
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DISCOURAGED
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PhenX - respiratory - exercise capacity - 6M walk test protocol 090601 6M = 6 minutes post challenge
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Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
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PhenX
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Activity; EXCZ; Exercise; Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Resp exercise 6M walk proto
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