Benefits/Risk of PA and Exercise

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Leading Causes of Death 2016 (M & F)

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Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
Starts around 45 years and up
*These are chronic

Question 2

Exercise IS Medicine (EIM) Initiative

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provides guidelines for apparently healthy individuals who can safely complete activity

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Initial Purpose of EIM

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was to publicize the scientifically proven benefits of PA and make them the standard in the US health care system

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Physical Activity

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any bodily movement produced by the contraction of skeletal muscles that results in a substantial increase in caloric requirements over resting energy expenditure

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Physical Fitness

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5 components: Cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, body composition, flexibility
A set of attributes or characteristics individuals achieve for the ability to perform physical activity (occupational, recreational, and daily activities without
There are health related and Skill related

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Exercise

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repetitive, planned and structured

gain physical fitness in a greater sense

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Skill Related Physical Fitness Components

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Agility, Coordination, Balance, Power, Reaction time, Speed

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Risks of Exercise

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Acute and transient increase of cardiac death and MI

-happens in individuals performing vigorous, abrupt, intense exercise and were diagnosed or occult CVD

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Cardiac Death risk

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one per year. for every 15,000-18,000 previously asymptomatic individuals
even though this is low… the risk has been increasing
for adults performing the vigorous training compared to youth

Question 10

Physically Active Individuals should know…

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the nature of cardiac prodromal symptoms and seek prompt medical care if symptoms develop
-should modify their exercise program in response to variations in their exercise capacity, habitual activity level, and the environment.

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Health Care Professionals should know…

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the pathologic conditions associated with exercise-related events so that physically active children and adults can be appropriately evaluated.

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High school and college athletes should undergo

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preparticipation screening by qualified professionals.

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Athletes with known cardiac conditions/family history

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should be evaluated prior to competition

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Health care facilities should

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their staffs are trained in managing cardiac emergencies, have a specified plan, and have appropriate resuscitation equipment

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Angina

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chest pain

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Aortic stenosis

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the aorta of the heart narrows and causing resistance to flow

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Pulmonary Embolism/pulmonary infarction

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blockage of the main artery of the lung

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Myocarditis (Inflammatory cardiomyopathy)

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inflammation of the myocardium

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Pericarditis

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Inflammation of pericardium (fibrous sac surrounding the heart)

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Aneurysm

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A localized, blood filled balloon like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel

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Alpha motor nuerons

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release ACH for electrical signal that turns to chemical signal, binds to the signal in the skeletal muscle and then AP and contraction

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A recent significant change in resting ECG: suggesting ischemia, recent MI, or other acute cardiac event

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Absolute Contraindication

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Unstable Angina

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Absolute Contraindication

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Uncontrolled Cardiac Dysrhythmias causing symptoms or hemodynamic compromise

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Absolute Contraindication

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Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis

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Absolute Contraindication

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Uncontrolled Symptomatic Heart Failure

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Absolute Contraindication

Question 27

Acute Pulmonary Embolus or Pulmonary Infarction

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Absolute Contraindication

Question 28

Acute Myocarditis (inflammatory cardiomyopathy) or pericarditis

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Absolute Contraindication

Question 29

Suspected or Known dissecting Aneurysm

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Absolute Contraindication

Question 30

Acute systemic infection, accompanied by fever, body aches or swollen lymph glands

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Absolute Contraindication

Question 31

Left main coronary artery stenosis

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Relative Contraindication

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Moderate Stenotic Valvular heart disease

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Relative Contraindication

Question 33

Electrolyte abnormalities (like hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia)

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Relative Contraindication

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Severe arterial hypertension (SBP >200 mm HG, DBP > 100)

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Relative Contraindication

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Tachydysrhythmia or bradydysrhythmia

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Relative Contraindication

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and other forms of outflow tract obstruction

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Relative Contraindication

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Neuromotor, musculoskeletal or rheumatoid disorders

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Relative Contraindication

Question 38

High degree atrioventricular block

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Relative Contraindication

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Ventricular aneurysm

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Relative Contraindication

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Uncontrolled metabolic disease

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Relative Contraindication

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Chronic infectious disease (HIV)

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Relative Contraindication

Question 42

Mental or Physical impairment leading to inability to exercise adequately

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Relative Contraindication