Exercise Prescription and Testing

Question 1

Absolute or Relative?

1.0 mm ST elevation WITHOUT diagnostic Q wave?

Answer 1

Absolute

Question 2

Absolute or Relative?

hypertensive response (SBP >250 and DBP>115)

Answer 2

Relative

Question 3

Fatigue, SOB, wheezing, leg cramps, and claudication?

Answer 3

Relative

Question 4

Development of bundle branch block or intraventricular conduction delay?

Answer 4

Relative

Question 5

> 2 mm ST segment depression

Answer 5

Relative

Question 6

Drop in SBP > 10 mmHg from baseline despite increase workload WITH other evidence of ischemia

Answer 6

Absolute

Question 7

Moderately Severe Angina (3 on scale of 4)

Answer 7

Absolute

Question 8

Arrhythmias other than sustained ventricular tachycarida, including multifocal PVCs, supraventricular tachnycardia, heart block or brady arrhythmias

Answer 8

Relative

Question 9

Signs of poor perfusion (cyanosis, pallor)

Answer 9

Absolute

Question 10

Sustained ventricular tachycardia

Answer 10

Absolute

Question 11

Increasing Chest Pain

Answer 11

Relative

Question 12

increasing nervous system symptoms (ataxia and dizziness)

Answer 12

Absolute

Question 13

1.0 mm ST segment elevation without diagnositic Q waves

Answer 13

Absolute

Question 14

Drop in SBP >10 mmHg from baseline despite increase in workload WITHOUT evidence of other ischemia

Answer 14

relative

Question 15

How is the heart rate zone calcualted with the Karvonen formula and what is is also known as?

Answer 15

AKA Heart Rate Reserve

Lower THR: [(HRmax-HRrest) x40%] + HRrest
Upper THR: [(HRmax-HRrest) x85%] + HRrest

ALWAYS ADDING HR REST AT THE END

Question 16

What increase in SBP should be seen per MET level increase in workoad?

Answer 16

8 to 12 mmHg per MET