Question

& Which of the following is a contraindication for CHF patients participation in exercise training? a. Heart surgery 6 weeks ago b. Uncontrolled atrial or ventricular arrhythmias c. Need for nitroglycerine tabs to help with stable angina d. A recent (5 days ago) fall at home 9. For someone whom had a recent asthma attack, exercise program intensity should be based on? a. Their current body weight b. Rate of perceived exertion C. 40-60% of HRR d. 60-85% of HR max 10. Fill in the Blank: Cystic Fibrosis can severely limit exercise performance because it can directly reduce lung a. Oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange b. Infection rates c. Inflammation d. Fluid 11. Pregnancy can limit physical activity because patients experience which of the following? a. Low heart rate responses to exercise b. Extremely low blood pressure responses to exercise C. Increased fatigue d. Inability to stop muscle tremors during exercise 12. One main goal of an exercise program for a person with cystic fibrosis should target a. Improving functional exercise capacity b. Improve functionality of respiratory muscles c. Increasing CFTR gene transcription d A&B e. All the above 13. For pregnant women, exercise programming should: a. Consider exercises that reduce the risk of contact injury b. Consider heavy resistance strength training to increase strength c. Avoid low impact exercises such as water aerobics d. Monitoring heart rate because pregnant women always have a low HR 14. Specialized safety equipment may be necessary during exercise testing and training people with: a. Asthma b. CHF c Frailty d. All the above e. None of the above 15. Which of the following is considered a condition associated with a chronic disease? a. Toe amputation after a bike accident in a healthy person b. Clinical depression c. Resistance to drug treatment (e.g., drugs are not effectively treating disease) d. Tachycardia

Answer 1

Answer: Uncontrolled atrial or ventricular arrhythmias.

( The exercise should not be performed if there is an acute of chronic ventricular arrhythmia is present. This is because the extend pressure on the heart of the cardiac muscles may increase the risk of heart attack. Hence patient with irregular arrhythmia should not perform exercise.)