Term
| what is the purpose of the medical history/health appraisal form? |
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Definition
| to identify known diseases and positive risk factors associated with CAD, assess lifestyle factors that might require special attention, and identify clients who might need to be referred to a physician |
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Term
| what typical questions are included on a medical history/health appraisal form? |
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Definition
| past/present history, family history, activity history, risk factors, questions on diseases |
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Term
| what typical questions are included on a lifestyle questionnaire? |
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Definition
| dietary intake, management of stress, level of physical activity |
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Term
| how should a PT utilize the info from a client's medical history/health appraisal and lifestyle questionnaire? |
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Definition
| to identify any positive risk factors and refer the client to a physician if necessary |
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Term
| why is it necessary to understand a client's exercise history? |
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Definition
| because physical activity is a major contributing positive risk factor associated with CAD |
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Term
| what should be evaluated in the client's exercise history? |
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Definition
| frequency, volume, intensity, and any symptoms like shortness of breath or chest pains |
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Term
| what are the primary and secondary risk factors for CAD? |
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Definition
primary: smoking, sedentary lifestyle (physical inactivity), hypertension (high BP), dyslipidemia (low, high-cholesterol), diabetes
secondary: old age, family history, obesity, stress |
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Term
| how does a client's medical/health and exercise history affect the fitness evaluation? |
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Definition
| might change goals, risk factors, prescriptions |
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Term
| who are the available health care professionals to whom a client may be referred? |
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Definition
| physicians. they may recommend an unsupervised, supervised, or medically supervised exercise program to get medically cleared |
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Term
| what reasons or situations may require a client to be referred to a health care professional? |
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Definition
| if the client answers 'yes' to any PAR-Q questions; if they have any symptoms of cardiovascular or pulmonary disease; and if they are stratified as moderated or high risk and want to participate in high intensity workouts |
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