Chapter 5: Participation Health Screening

Question 1

Anxiety

Answer 1

A state of uneasiness and apprehension; occurs in some mental disorders.

Question 2

Cardiovascular Disease

Answer 2

A general term for any disease of the heart, blood vessels, or circulation.

Question 3

Myocardial Infarction

Answer 3

An episode in which some of the heart’s blood supply is severely cut off or restricted, causing the heart muscle to suffer and die from lack of oxygen. Commonly known as a heart attack.

Question 4

Sudden Cardiac Death

Answer 4

Immediate death resulting from a change in the heart’s rhythm.

Question 5

Angina

Answer 5

A common symptom of coronary artery disease characterized by chest pain, tightness, or radiating pain resulting from a lack of blood flow to the heart muscle.

Question 6

Orthopnea

Answer 6

Form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect; associated with asthma, emphysema, and angina.

Question 7

Dyspnea

Answer 7

Shortness of breath.

Question 8

Myocardial Ischemia

Answer 8

The result of an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply and demand.

Question 9

Edema

Answer 9

Swelling resulting from an excessive accumulation of fluid in the tissues of the body.

Question 10

Syncope

Answer 10

A transient state of unconsciousness during which a person collapses to the floor as a result of lack of oxygen to the brain; commonly known as fainting.

Question 11

Palpitation

Answer 11

A rapid and irregular heartbeat.

Question 12

Tachycardia

Answer 12

Elevated heart rate over 100 beats per minute.

Question 13

Medical Clearance

Answer 13

Approval from a healthcare professional to engage in exercise.

Question 14

Metabolic Disease

Answer 14

Type one or two diabetes mellitus.

Question 15

Intermittent Claudication

Answer 15

Muscle pain.

Question 16

PAR-Q

Answer 16

A brief, self-administered medical questionnaire recognized as a safe pre-exercise screening measure for low-to-moderate (but not vigorous) exercise training.

Question 17

Coronary Artery Disease

Answer 17

The major form of cardiovascular disease; results when the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded, most commonly by atherosclerotic deposits of fibrous and fatty tissue.

Question 18

Chronic

Answer 18

Descriptive of a condition that persists over a long period of time; opposite of acute.

Question 19

Acute

Answer 19

Descriptive of a condition that usually has a rapid onset and a relatively short and severe course; opposite of chronic.

Question 20

Beta Blockers

Answer 20

Medications that “block” or limit sympathetic nervous system stimulation. They act to slow the heart rate and decrease maximal heart rate and are used for cardiovascular and other medical conditions.

Question 21

Antihistamines

Answer 21

A class of drugs that block histamine receptors involved in the allergic response.

Question 22

Bronchodilators

Answer 22

Medications inhaled to dilate (enlarge) and relax the constricted bronchial smooth muscle.

Question 23

Calcium Channel Blockers

Answer 23

A class of blood pressure medications that relax and widen the blood vessels.

Question 24

Diuretics

Answer 24

Medication that produces an increase in urine volume and sodium excretion.

Question 25

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

Answer 25

A class of drugs used for treating high blood pressure and other conditions by reducing the activity of angiotensin converting enzyme, which converts angiotensin one to angiotensin two.

Question 26

Angiotensin II receptor Antagonists

Answer 26

A class of drugs used for treating high blood pressure and other conditions by stopping the binding of angiotensin 2.

Question 27

Electrolytes

Answer 27

A mineral that exists as a charged ion in the body and that is extremely important for normal cellular function.

Question 28

Arrhythmias

Answer 28

A disturbance in the rate
or rhythm of the heartbeat. Some can be symptoms of serious heart disease; may not be of medical significance until symptoms appear.

Question 29

Asthma

Answer 29

A chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that affects genetically susceptible individuals in response to various environmental triggers such as allergens, viral infection, exercise, cold, and stress.

Question 30

Sympathomimetic

Answer 30

A characteristic of Medications that mimic the effects of the sympathetic nervous system.

Question 31

Vasoconstriction

Answer 31

Narrowing of the opening of blood vessels (notably the smaller arterioles) caused by contraction of the smooth muscle lining the vessels,