020-222 Online Practice Questions and Answers

Safety procedures for clinical staff help protect them from

A. Bloodborne pathogens.

B. Theft.

C. Violent patients.

D. Work-related injuries.

Documentation in the context of emergency response commonly refers to

A. Records of each exercise session.

B. Records of attendance.

C. Records of all emergency situations.

D. Manuals for all emergency equipment.

What is OSHA?

A. A state agency that licenses medical facilities.

B. A federal agency that sets standards for staff and patient safety.

C. An agency that certifies a managed care organization.

D. A state agency that inspects emergency protocols within medical facilities.

Which of the following is NOT a principle of low back care?

A. Abdominal curl-ups/

B. Unloaded flexion/extension of the spine.

C. Neutral spine during all exercises.

D. Controlled leg press or squat with light weights.

A male client is 42 years old. His father died of a heart attack at age 62. He has a consistent resting blood pressure (measured over 6 weeks) of 132/86 mm Hg and a total serum cholesterol of 5.4 mmol/L. Based on his CAD risk stratification, which of the following activities is appropriate?

A. Maximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising.

B. Sub maximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising.

C. Vigorous exercise without a previous medical assessment.

D. Vigorous exercise without a previous physician-supervised exercise test.

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.

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.

The most accurate screening method for signs and symptoms of CAD is a

A. Maximal exercise test with a 12-lead ECG.

B. Submaximal exercise test with a 12-lead ECG.

C. Discontinuous protocol, stopping at 85% of maximal heart rate.

D. Continuous protocol, stopping at 85% of maximal heart rate.

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.

Following termination of a stress test, a 12-lead ECG is

A. Monitored immediately, then every 1 to 2 minutes until exercise-induced changes are at baseline.

B. Monitored immediately, then at 2 and ,5 minutes after the test.

C. Monitored immediately only.

D. Monitored and recorded only if any signs or symptoms arise during recovery.