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CV testing
ACSM
6
Health Care
Undergraduate 4
12/09/2011

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Term
PVC occur during exercise in __%-__% of healthy subjects and in __% to __% of patints with CVD. 
Definition

30-40%

 

50-60%

Term
Can graded exercise induce or reduce PVC's?
Definition
Both pg 143 "In some individuals, graded exercise indues PVCs. wheras in other, it reduces their occurrence."
Term
VO2max criteria for men ages 20-29
Definition

Superior: 56.2-61.2 (ml/kg/min) 

Excellent: 51.1-54 (ml/kg/min)

Good: 45.7-49.2(ml/kg/min)

Fair: 42.2-45.3 (ml/kg/min)

Poor: 38.1-41 (ml/kg/min)

Very Poor: 26.6-36.7 (ml/kg/min)

Term
Purposes of Fitnes Testing
Definition
  • Education: see where they stand compared to norms
  • Exercise Presiction
  • Baseline
  • Motivation
  • Stratifying cardiosvascular risk
Term
What should be completed before the participant arrives at the test site?
Definition
  •  Assure all forms, score sheets, tables, graphs, and other testing documents are organized and available for the test's adminstration.
  • Calibrate all equipment a minimum of once each month to ensure accuracy.
  • Organize equipment so that tests can follow in sequence without stressing the same muscle group repeatedly
  • Provide informed consent 
  • Maintain room temperature of 68 to 72 degrees F and humidity of <60%
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