PEAK 485 Exercise Testing and Prescription

PEAK 485 Exercise Testing and Prescription Midterm Exam 2 Studyguide

1. Be able to identify and describe the EKG pattern that distinguishes a sinus block. 2. Be able to identify and describe the EKG pattern that distinguishes a 1st degree AV block 3. Be able to identify and describe the EKG pattern that distinguishes a 2nd degree AV block known as a Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach). 4. Be able to identify and describe the EKG pattern that distinguishes a 2nd degree AV block known as a Mobitz Type II. 5. Be able to identify and describe the EKG pattern that distinguishes a 3rd degree AV block. 6. Be able to describe the mechanical events associated with all electrical blocks listed above. 7. Be able to identify and describe the mechanisms involved in atherosclerosis. 8. Be able to identify and describe the dangerous outcomes of atherosclerosis. 9. Be able to identify and describe the differences between cause and risk of disease development. 10. Be able to identify and describe the risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) as described by the ACSM. 11. Be able to identify and describe the minimum thresholds for identifying CAD risk factors. 12. Be able to identify and describe the purposes of the health-screening instrument. 13. Be able to identify and describe the risk of death or untoward cardiac events posed by exercise. 14. Be able to identify and describe the risk stratification used by the ACSM and the minimum thresholds for identifying the different strata. 15. Be able to identify and describe how the graded exercise test works as a testing technique for the detection of coronary artery disease. 16. Be able to identify and describe the sensitivity of the GXT for people with CAD. 17. Be able to identify and describe the specificity of the GXT for people without CAD. 18. Be able to effectively use the formulas for predicting speed, grade, or tension in order to elicit a prescribed VO2 or predict maximum VO2. 19. Be able to effectively use the simplified ACSM leg cycle ergometer, treadmill walking, and treadmill running formulas for calculating VO2 from given information. 20. Be able to identify and describe the value of knowing a person’s maximal oxygen uptake. 21. Be able to identify and describe direct and indirect techniques for measuring and estimating maximum VO2. 22. Be able to identify and describe the benefits and shortfalls of techniques for measuring and estimating max VO2. 23. Be able to identify and describe the advantages and disadvantages of maximal exercise tests. 24. Be able to identify and describe the assumptions inherent with submaximal exercise testing. 25. Be able to identify and describe the test termination criteria for exercise testing. 26. Be able to identify and describe the components and techniques of the Astrand-Rhyming and YMCA cycle ergometer tests. 27. Be able to effectively use the Astrand-Rhyming and YMCA cycle ergometer tests to predict VO2 from fictitious subject data.