Safety procedures for clinical staff help protect them from

A. Bloodborne pathogens.

B. Theft.

C. Violent patients.

D. Work-related injuries.

How can exercise equipment add to the risk of participation?

A. Because it is e} pensive.

B. Because it is hard to move.

C. Because it is used incorrectly.

D. Because of the time one waits to use it.

Complaints of pain in the chest with associated pain radiating down the left arm may be signs of

A. Cardiac crisis.

B. Hypotension.

C. Seizure.

D. Heartburn.

A well-designed consent document developed in consultation with a qualified legal professional provides your facility with

A. Documentation of a good-faith effort to educate your clients.

B. Legal documentation of a client's understanding of assessment procedures.

C. Legal immunity against lawsuits.

D. No legal benefit.

During calibration of a treadmill, the belt length was found to be 5.5 m. It took 1 minute and 40 seconds for the belt to travel 20 revolutions. What is the treadmill speed?

A. 4 m/min.

B. 66 m/min.

C. 79 m/min.

D. 110 m/min.

Which of the following would most appropriately assess a previously sedentary, 40-year- old female client's muscular strength?

A. Using a 30-pound (18-kg) barbell to perform biceps curls to fatigue.

B. Holding a handgrip dynamometer at 15 pounds (7 kg) to fatigue.

C. Performing modified curl-ups to fatigue.

D. U sing a 5-pound (2.2-kg) dumbbell to perform multiple sets of biceps curls to fatigue.

Flexibility is a measure of the

A. Disease-free ROM about a joint.

B. Effort-free ROM about a joint.

C. Habitually used ROM about a joint.

D. Pain-free ROM about a joint.

Which of the following formulae is used for determining workload on a bicycle ergometer?

A. Belt length x resistance x grade.

B. Belt length x resistance x revolutions pedaled per minute.

C. Resistance x distance flywheel traveled per revolution x revolutions per minute.

D. Resistance x distance flywheel traveled per revolution.

Adults age physiologically at individual rates. Therefore, adults of any specified age will vary widely in their physiologic responses to exercise testing. Special consideration should be given to older adults when giving a fitness test, because

A. Age is often accompanied by de conditioning and disease.

B. Age predisposes older adults to clinical depression and neurologic diseases.

C. Older adults cannot be physically stressed beyond 75% of age-adjusted maximum.

D. Older adults are not as motivated to exercise as those who are younger.

What action should you take for a 55-year-old client who has three risk factors for heart disease and complains of fatigue on exertion?

A. Conduct a submaximal stress test without the presence of a physician.

B. Conduct a maximal diagnostic stress test in the presence of a physician.

C. Use a questionnaire to evaluate activity, and do not conduct a test.

D. Start the client exercising slowly, and test after 6 weeks.