Exam 11: Participant Safety

Exercising at high altitudes can give even the most-seasoned athlete pause. In general, the GREATEST effect of altitude on performance will be noticed:

Post-mastectomy patients will often present with a compromised lymphatic system, especially those individuals who went through surgical removal of their lymph nodes. Which of the following functions is MOST likely a valuable function of the lymphatic system?

Which of the following drugs is MOST unlikely to alter heart rate significantly?

There are many circumstances where it may be valuable for the Group Fitness Instructor (GFI) to ensure that class participants have been medically vetted. The PARmed-X for Pregnancy is a screen designed to examine what factor(s)?

Aquatic exercise is a popular choice among individuals with disabilities and injuries because of the combined effects of buoyancy, viscosity and hydrostatic pressure. Which justification for choosing water is the LEAST likely to be supported by the evidence?

Patients who suffer from cardiovascular disease, such as congestive heart failure, may have a severely limited ability to exercise. In part, this is due to the heart's diminished ability to push blood efficiently. When disease compromises the heart's ability to function, the result is often a reduction in "ejection fraction" (EF). What is a normal value for EF during exercise?

Overuse injuries can plague an individual who dives into an exercise program without giving his or her body time to adjust to the new stresses. One of the common complaints seen in the novice exerciser is plantar fasciitis. Which part of the body is injured when there is a diagnosis of plantar fasciitis?

One of the truly great movements for the pregnant woman is when she discovers she is supposed to eat more "for the baby". Hating to burst the bubble, you share the knowledge that MOST pregnant women should only be eating:

If left to its own devices, the heart would beat at a rate of around 100 beats per minute. This phenomenon is due to the fact that the SA node in the heart has the ability to self-stimulate - it will depolarize and repolarize without outside influence. Fortunately, the heart is constantly tweaked by both sympathetic and parasympathetic systems in response to environmental cues. Which of the following are the CHIEF nerves responsible for transmitting parasympathetic messages to the heart?

Obesity brings many health risks to the exercise participant. Interestingly, there is at least one disease which is less prevalent among the obese. Which disease?

When instructing an exercise class, one of the fundamental rules is to follow the three S's. What are these common group fitness safety recommendations?

Stress fractures TYPICALLY have the following symptoms except:

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a major function of the cardiovascular system?

Current yoga fads aside, a hot, humid environment is a very stressful environment for exercise. Which of the following terms would BEST describe the most severe heat-related condition, typified by a complete failure of the heart-regulating mechanisms?

Conventional wisdom would seem to say that replacing traditional exercise floors with a softer material would result in fewer lower extremity injuries. This is not necessarily the case. Which of the following is a potential problem with overly soft flooring?

Which of the following is MOST unlikely to alter resting and exercise heart rate?

You teach a prepartum exercise class twice a week. One member, who is 20 weeks pregnant, pulls you aside and shares her concern about a 15 bpm increase in her resting heart rate. That change in resting heart rate is LEAST likely due to:

Which of the following are common early signs of low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia)?

The medical profession has come full circle on the value of exercise during pregnancy. It is no longer typical for a physician to prohibit all exercise during pregnancy, especially if a woman is healthy and she had been exercising prior to the pregnancy. However, there are some absolute contraindications to aerobic exercise during pregnancy. Which of the following is NOT an absolute contraindication?