final Flashcards
What are the different certifications for Clinical Exercise Physiology?
CEP requires a master’s degree and passing the ACSM CEP test. EPs need a minimum bachelor’s degree and must pass the certification exam from ACSM.
What are some diseases and conditions related to lack of exercise?
Cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD), non-insulin dependent diabetes, mood and mental health.
How do diseases and conditions relate to exercise levels?
Use it or lose it.
What is expected from clinical exercise physiologists?
Retention and exercise.
What are the health and fitness benefits of physical activity?
Cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength & endurance, musculoskeletal flexibility, body weight, caloric expenditure.
What is self-efficacy?
The belief that an individual can perform a task.
What is social support in relation to exercise adherence?
Cheering people on.
What has been the traditional method for exercise prescription and promotion?
Lifestyle-based physical activity promotion focusing on home or community activities that include daily tasks.
Why does exercise prescription have a low adherence rate?
Perceived lack of time.
What is the ecological perspective in exercise behavior?
Everything in your surroundings influences your behavior, helping to realize barriers people face.
What are some factors involved in exercise adherence?
Lack of time, social influence, community, public policy.
What are some tips to overcome barriers to physical activity?
Promote changes that can happen in the home.
What are the different routes of administration for drugs?
IV, through the mouth/GI tract, through the skin, intramuscular.
What are the 3 different phases of the drug effect?
- Pharmaceutical: how a drug is processed after administration. 2. Pharmacokinetic: how the body affects the drug. 3. Pharmacodynamic: effect of the drug molecule in the body.
What is half-life?
How long it takes a drug to reach 50% concentration in the body.
What is an agonist?
A drug that leads to a physiological response.
What is an antagonist?
A drug that interferes with or counters the desired action of an agonist.
What is the therapeutic index?
Knowing what amount of a drug is therapeutic or toxic.
What are ED50 and TD50?
ED50: therapeutic effect in 50% of a population. TD50: dose to produce toxic effect in 50% of the population.
What factors modify drug response?
Age, body mass, food in GI tract, gender.
Why is compliance important?
Finishing or taking drugs as prescribed allows the drug’s intended effects to perform properly.
What is health literacy?
Understanding how treatment and diseases work.
What are common medications and their effects on HR and BP?
Beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin II receptor blockers, vasodilators.
What do calcium channel blockers do?
Block calcium uptake by cardiac muscles.
