Exam 1 Flashcards
What are the major signs or symptoms suggestive of cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic disease?
Pain; discomfort in chest, arms, neck, jaw, or other areas that result from ischemia
Shortness of breath at rest it mild exertion
Dizziness or syncope
Orthopnea, nocturnal dyspnea
Ankle edema
Tachycardia
Intermittent claudication
Heart murmur
Unusual fatigue or shortness of breath
What are the 5 components of physical fitness?
Cardiovascular Flexibility Muscle endurance Muscle strength Body composition
Positive risk factors
Age, family history, smoking, sedentary life, obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, prediabetes
Age (positive risk)
Men 45 or older
Women 55 or older
Smoking
Current smoker or quit within 6mo
Sedentary life
Less than 30 min pa
3 days per week
Obesity
Bmi 30 or greater
Waist: men- 40” women- 35”
Hypertension
Sbp: 140 or greater
Dbp: 90 or greater
Dyslipidemia
LDL: 130 or greater
HDL: less than 40
Total: 200 or greater
Prediabetes
IFG: 100 or greater
IGT: 140 or greater and 199 or less
HDL (negative risk factor)
60 or greater
High risk- acsm
Known CV, pulmonary, metabolic disease. Or signs of one
Moderate risk
2 or more risk factors
Low risk acsm
Less than 2 risk factors
What is autonomic neuropathy?
Nerve damage which delays the ANS. (diabetics get numbness in fingers and toes)
What causes abnormal hemodynamics?
Autonomic neuropathy
Who uses AACVPR
High risk ACSM
Blood pressure- positioning
Should be seated for 5 minutes, feet on floor, arm supported at heart level
No caffeine or smoking 30 min prior
Where to wrap cuff for bp
Firmly around upper arm at heart level align with brachial artery
When taking RHR, how long should you count?
30 sec
Exercise HR- how long
Around 10 seconds
Normal bp
120/80
Prehyertension
120-139 / 80-90
Stage 1 hypertension
140-159 / 90-99
Stage 2 hypertension
160 or greater / 100 or greater
Orthostatic hypotension
Move or change position and the BP drops
Low BP- be careful with meds bc drops BP
Diabetes BP
130/80—– stage 1
LDL
OPTIMAL LEVEL
<100
LDL
Near optimal level
100-129
Borderline high LDL
130-159
High LDL
160-189
Very high LDL
190 or greater
ABOUT LDL
Very indicative with the foods you eat/ body produces naturally
Aerobic exercise effect on BP
Causes heart to contract faster, less work, VASODILATION.— BP DROPS
Total cholesterol :: DESIRABLE
< 200
Borderline high total cholesterol
200-239
HIGH cholesterol
240 or greater
HDL LEVELS— if you can get higher, better
Low HDL
<40
HIGH HDL
> 60
Things that can help increase HDL
Estrogen and exercise
Normal triglyceride levels
<150
Borderline high triglyceride levels
150-199