Physiological Norms

Question 1

What is a normal adult resting HR?

Answer 1

60-100 bpm

Question 2

What is normal resting BP for men and women

Answer 2

120/80 for men, 110/70 for women

Question 3

What is the maximum BP that a patient can reach before exercise should be terminated?

Answer 3

250/115 if monitored,

200-220/100 clinically

Question 4

What is normal fasting blood glucose?

Answer 4

60-100mg/dL

Question 5

What is fasting blood glucose indicates pre-diabetes?

Answer 5

100 to 125 mg/dL

Question 6

What is fasting blood glucose indicates diabetes?

Answer 6

126 mg/dL

Question 7

What is normal result for an oral glucose tolerance test?

Answer 7

<140mg/dL

Question 8

What result for an oral glucose tolerance test indicates pre-diabetes?

Answer 8

140-200mg/dL

Question 9

What result for an oral glucose tolerance test indicates diabetes?

Answer 9

200mg/dL

Question 10

What blood glucose level range indicates that it is safe to exercise?

Answer 10

100-250mg/dL

Question 11

What blood glucose level range indicates that it is not safe to exercise?

Answer 11

250 mg/dL warrants caution as too much production of ketones may indicate severe shortage of insulin to break down sugar

Question 12

What is a typical VO2 max for an individual post MI?

Answer 12

22 mL/kg/min

Question 13

What is a typical VO2 max for an individual with severe pulmonary disease?

Answer 13

13 mL/kg/min

Question 14

What is a typical resting respiratory rate?

Answer 14

12-18 bpm

Question 15

What is respiratory rate indicates distress?

Answer 15

20+ bpm

Question 16

What is a normal forced vital capacity?

Answer 16

3-5 L

Question 17

What is a normal FEV1?

Answer 17

2.5-4 L

Question 18

What is a normal FEV1/FVC?

Answer 18

80%

Question 19

What is a normal tidal volume?

Answer 19

0.5 L

Question 20

What is a normal blood pH?

Answer 20

7.40 (range 7.2 to 7.6)

Question 21

What is the Bohr Effect?

Answer 21

Shift of the oxygen hemoglobin dissociation curve either right (7.2) or left (7.6)

Question 22

What happens to oxygen desaturation as body temperature increases and/or blood pH decreases?

Answer 22

Shifts the curve to the right; this results in decreased affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen at any given pO2.

Question 23

What is a normal PCO2?

Answer 23

35-45 mmHg

Question 24

What is a normal PO2?

Answer 24

80-100mmHg

Question 25

What is normal SpO2?

Answer 25

95-100%

Question 26

What is a normal ejection fraction?

Answer 26

>55%

Question 27

What is a normal % body fat?

Answer 27

Men 15–18% | Women 22–25%

Question 28

What is a MET?

Answer 28

One MET is the amount of energy expended sitting quietly at rest adjusted to body weight

Question 29

How are METs and VO2 related?

Answer 29

1 MET = 3.5 ml oxygen consumed/kg of body weight/minute)

Question 30

What is a typical intensity for vacuuming, expressed in METs?

Answer 30

3.5 METs

Question 31

What is a typical intensity for bicycling, expressed in METs?

Answer 31

8 METs

Question 32

What is a typical intensity for dancing, expressed in METs?

Answer 32

6.5 METs

Question 33

What is a typical intensity for jogging, expressed in METs?

Answer 33

7.0 METs

Question 34

What is a typical intensity for running a 7 min mile, expressed in METs?

Answer 34

14 METs

Question 35

What BMI qualifies as underweight?

Answer 35

< 18.5

Question 36

What BMI qualifies as normal weight?

Answer 36

18.5-24.9

Question 37

What BMI qualifies as overweight?

Answer 37

25.0-29.9

Question 38

What BMI qualifies as obesity class I?

Answer 38

30.0-34.9

Question 39

What BMI qualifies as obesity class II?

Answer 39

35.0-39.9

Question 40

What BMI qualifies as extreme obesity class III?

Answer 40

> 40.0

Question 41

What is a normal level for red blood cells?

Answer 41

Men: 4.5-5.3 106/mm3 Women: 4.1-5.1 106/mm3

Question 42

What is a normal level for white blood cells?

Answer 42

4,500-11,000 cells/mm3

Question 43

What is a normal level for hematocrit?

Answer 43

Men: 37-49% Women: 36-46%

Question 44

What is a normal level for hemoglobin?

Answer 44

Men: 13-18 g/dl Women: 12-16 g/dl

Question 45

What is a normal level for platelets?

Answer 45

150,000 – 400,000/mm3

Question 46

At what level of white blood cells should exercise be restricted?

Answer 46

< 5,000/mm3 no exercise | > 5,000/mm3 light exercise

Question 47

At what level of hematocrit should exercise be restricted?

Answer 47

25% light exercise | 30-32% resistive as tolerated

Question 48

At what level of hemoglobin should exercise be restricted?

Answer 48

10 Resistive as tolerated

Question 49

At what level of platelets should exercise be restricted?

Answer 49

< 60,000/mm3 No resistive exercise | <5,000/mm3 No activity

Question 50

What is a normal International Normalized Ratio?

Answer 50

0.9-1.1 sec | 2-3 sec is ok with anticoagulation therapy

Question 51

What are signs that a stress test should be terminated?

Answer 51

o Angina o 10-20mmHg drop in systolic BP o Failure of systolic to rise with exercise o Systolic rise to >250mmHg or diastolic >115mmHg o Light headed, confusion, ataxia, pallor, cyanosis, nausea, cold and clammy skin o Failure of HR to rise o Subject requests to stop o Noticeable change in heart rhythm o Physical or verbal manifestations of extreme fatigue o Failure of testing equipment