Special Consideration
The Environment
CVD and Pulmonary Disease
MetSyn
Other Health Conditions
100

Exercise intensity in children should be assessed with this specific RPE Scale

The Omni Scale

100

Cold stress determinants are _________, wind speed, and wetness.

air temp

100

This is made up of diseases of the arterial blood vessels outside the heart

Peripheral arterial disease

100

This disease is most often caused by the autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing β cells of the pancreas

Type 1 Diabetes

100

______________is a progressive local degenerative joint disease affecting synovial joints (i.e., most commonly the hands, hips, spine, and knees)

Osteoarthritis

200

Compared to adults, children's heart rates tend to be this......

Higher

200

What percentage of atmospheric air, is oxygen? (Be very specific) 

20.93%  (Must answer within .03)

200

Injury/death of the muscular tissue of the heart defines which condition?

Myocardial Ischemia (Heart Attack)

200

_________is a simple blood test that measures your average blood sugar levels over the past 3 months.

HbA1c

200

_________is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body.

Cancer

300

Compared to adults, diastolic blood pressure in children tends to be this.......

Lower

300

What is the name for the painful involuntary muscle contractions or spasms most often in the abdomen, arms, or legs that may occur during or after strenuous activity.

Exercise-associated muscle cramps (EAMCs)

300

An adverse reaction to exercise, causing discontinuation, diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to this value...

110 mmHg

300

Dyslipidemia is defined by the presence of elevated levels of total cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), elevated levels of triglycerides (TG), or low levels of _____________

high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C).

300

_____________ is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease of the CNS that currently affects an estimated 2–3 million individuals worldwide.

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

400

Low back pain is considered "chronic" once it has been present for this long.....

12 weeks

400

A gas pressure in a chamber or environment is the sum of all the gasses in that chamber or environment is known as what?

Dalton's Law

400

Ejection fraction is the percentage of blood the left ventricle pumps out with every beat. A normal, healthy ejection fraction is_________

55% to 65%.

400

Chronic primary (essential) hypertension is defined by the AHA Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines recently as having a resting systolic blood pressure (SBP) _____________ (According to our text!)

≥130 mm Hg

400

___________ is a skeletal disease with a loss of bone mineral density (no signs or symptoms).

Osteopenia

500

True or false...Maximal exercise testing should not be performed on women during any stage of pregnancy.

TRUE

500

_______________ is caused by hyperthermia and is characterized by elevated body temperature (>40° C or 104° F) (70), profound central nervous system dysfunction, and multiple organ system failure that can result in delirium, convulsions, or coma.

Exertional heatstroke

500

This condition is characterized by hyperactivity of the lining of the bronchial tubes - vasoconstriction

Asthma

500

Energy expenditure includes Physical activity, non-exercise thermogenesis, thermic effect of food, and _____________ 

Basal metabolism

500

Osteoporosis is diagnosed using a T-Score provided by this measurement system. (Be specific) 

DEXA (Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry)