Exam 7: Cardiopulmonary Implications of Specific Diseases

Which of the following strategies would MOST likely be an appropriate primary intervention for extreme obesity that is consistent with a stepped-care approach?

Which of the following parameters of exercise is initially MOST appropriate to include in an exercise prescription for an obese patient who is referred for physical therapy to improve cardiovascular function?

Measurement of the average level of glucose that a red blood cell has been exposed to during its life cycle of about 120 days is BEST recorded by which of the following tests?

Slow progressing fibrosis and vascular obliteration of the skin,subcutaneous tissues,and often the visceral organs BEST describe which of the following connective tissue diseases?

Which of the following cells are most impaired or less responsive to insulin when insulin resistance occurs?

Which of the following pathological conditions associated with diabetes manifests as a reduced awareness of the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia?

Microvascular disease manifested as slowed digestion of food in the stomach in a person with diabetes mellitus involves which of the following structures?

Which of the following components secreted by adipose tissue is considered a cytokine that may promote atherosclerosis and increase insulin resistance?

What percentage of sustained weight loss is BEST associated with reducing many of the medical risk factors and complications associated with obesity?

Which of the following exercise prescription parameters should be considered that would be unique to a patient with ESRD receiving dialysis three times per week?

The process in which hypoglycemia stimulates the release of glucagon to promote the breakdown of glycogen is BEST termed by which of the following?

Which of the following measurements is MOST associated with very high disease risk?

Microangiopathies refer to the thickening or damage to which of the following components of the vascular system?

The MOST common cardiovascular problem in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)is which of the following?

Which of the following factors is NOT considered to be recognized as a metabolic risk factor associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS)?

Cardiovascular disease is the MOST common cause of death in patients with which of the following types of connective tissue diseases?

Which of the following would MOST likely cause obese persons to have dyspnea on exertion and their exercise capacity to be reduced?

Which of the following pathological conditions is MOST likely to occur secondary to obesity-related chronic daytime alveolar hypoventilation (PaCO₂ ³45 mm Hg,PaO₂ <70 mm Hg)?

Which of the following signs and symptoms MOST likely is manifested in a patient whose blood glucose is recorded as moderately elevated?

A patient with type II diabetes mellitus has arrived in your clinic today for aerobic training on a treadmill.Prior to any exercise,blood sugar was 250 mg/dL,no ketones were detected,and insulin dose was taken.How should the physical therapist proceed?