Lecture 5 Flashcards
Pre-participation clinical assessment
- Medical Referral
- Complete medical history
- Physical exam
- Risk stratification
- Resting functions
CV Risk factors
- Age
- Cigarette smoking
- Physical inactivity
- BMI/Waist circumfrence
- Blood pressure (hypertension)
Cardiopulm disease signs and symptoms
- Neck, chest or arm pain that may be ischemic
- Respiratory
- Lower Extremity
Planned, structured “moderate” intensity exercise
>30 mins, 3 days/wk, > 3 months
Planned, structured “moderate” intensity exercise
Light
- 30-40% HRR or VO2 R, 2-3 METS
- 9-11 RPE, slight increase in HR or RR
Planned, structured “moderate” intensity exercise
Moderate
- 40-60% of HRR or VO2R, 3-6METS
- 12-13 RPE, noticeable increase in HR or RR
Planned, structured “moderate” intensity exercise
Vigorous
- 60-89% of HRR or VOR, 7-10 METS
- 12-14 RPE, substantial increase in HR or RR
Exercise testing absolute contraindications
- Myocarditis or pericarditis
- Aortic dissection
- Uncontrolled symptomatic heart failure
- DVT or Embolus
- Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction within 2 days
Normal responses of BP and HR to incremental exercise
General indications for stopping non-diagnostic exercise test
- Onset of Angina
- Angina like symptoms
- Rise in systolic > 250 or diastolic > 115
- Drop in systolic > 10 with increased workload
- Change in heart rhythm palpation or auscultation
- Failure of HR to increase with exercise workload
General indications for stopping non-diagnostic exercise test
continused
- Signs of poor pefusion
- Wheezing, SOB
- leg cramps, claudication
- light headedness, confusion,
- ataxia, pallor, cyanosis
- nausea, cold, clammy
- Request to stop, c/o severe fatigue
- Equipment failure
Incremental step
changes in workload that may vary in size
Ramp increase
continuous workload increase at constant rate
Adapting workloads in Maximal testing protocols should reach maximum in < __ mins
under 15 mins (8-12 mins)
Why test duration important
In diagnostic testing, if intensity increases too rapidly, patient may fatigue due to ____ before ____
may fatigue due to local muscle fatigue before cardiac ischemic changes are unmasked
- If continuous protocol is too long > 15-20 mins
- Muscular endurance may be limiting - not cardiac function
- Motivation to complete may be lost