ASCM Chapter 6 Exam Study Guide Questions & Answers 2024/2025
A patient's health screening should be administered before..... - ANSWERSAny physical activity by the patient.
A well-designed consent document developed in consultation with a qualified legal professional proides your facility with... - ANSWERSDocumentation of good-faith effort to educate those using the facility.
Relative contraindications for exercise testing are conditions for... - ANSWERSProfessional judgement about the risks and benefits of testing should determine whether to conduct an assessment.
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 coronary artery disease risk stratification, which of the following activities is appropriate?
-Maximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising.
-Vigorous exercise without a prior physician-supervised exercise test.
-Submaximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising.
-Vigorous exercise without a prior medical assessment. - ANSWERSSubmaximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising.
During calibration of a treadmill, the belt length was found to be 5.5 m. It took 1 minute, 40 seconds for the belt to travel twenty revolutions. What is the treadmill's speed? - ANSWERS66 m per minute.
Which of the following would most appropriately access a previously sedentary 40-year-old woman's muscular strength? -Using a 5-lb (2.2-kg) dumbbell to perform multiple sets of bicep curls to fatigue.
-Using a 30-lb (18-kg) barbell to perform bicep curls to fatigue.
-Performing modified curl-ups to fatigue. -Holding a handgrip dynamometer at 15 lb (7 kg) to fatigue. - ANSWERSUsing a 30-lb (18-kg) barbell to perform bicep curls to fatigue.
Flexibility is a measure of what? - ANSWERSPain-free range of motion about a joint.
Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding an informed consent?
-The informed consent does not provide legal immunity to a facility or individual in the event of injury to an individual.
-The informed consent is not a legal document.
-The consent form does not relieve the facility or individual of the responsibility to do everything possible to ensure the safety of the individual.
-Negligence, improper test administration, inadequate personnel qualifications, and insufficient safety procedures are all items that are expressly covered by the informed consent. - ANSWERSNegligence, improper test administration, inadequate personnel qualifications, and insufficient safety procedures are
all items that are expressly covered by the informed consent.
Which of the following is NOT a necessary instruction to a patient for a fitness assessment?
-Avoid strenuous exercise or physical activity on the day of the test.
-Avoid liquids for 12 hours before the test.
-Get adequate sleep the night before the assessment.
-Do not drink alcohol, use tobacco products, or drink caffeine at least 3 hours before the test. - ANSWERSAvoid liquids for 12 hours before the test.
Hydrodensitometry (hydorstatic weighing, underwater weighing) has several sources of error. Which of the following is NOT a common source of error when using this technique to determine body composition?
-Measurement of residual volume.
-Interindividual variability in the density of individual lean tissue compartment.
-Measurement of vital capacity of the lungs.
-Interindividual variability in the ammount of air in the gastrointestinal tract. - ANSWERSMeasurement of
vital capacity of the lungs.
A patient's health screening should be administered before..... - ANSWERSAny physical activity by the patient.
A well-designed consent document developed in consultation with a qualified legal professional proides your facility with... - ANSWERSDocumentation of good-faith effort to educate those using the facility.
Relative contraindications for exercise testing are conditions for... - ANSWERSProfessional judgement about the risks and benefits of testing should determine whether to conduct an assessment.
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 coronary artery disease risk stratification, which of the following activities is appropriate?
-Maximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising.
-Vigorous exercise without a prior physician-supervised exercise test.
-Submaximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising.
-Vigorous exercise without a prior medical assessment. - ANSWERSSubmaximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising.
During calibration of a treadmill, the belt length was found to be 5.5 m. It took 1 minute, 40 seconds for the belt to travel twenty revolutions. What is the treadmill's speed? - ANSWERS66 m per minute.
Which of the following would most appropriately access a previously sedentary 40-year-old woman's muscular strength? -Using a 5-lb (2.2-kg) dumbbell to perform multiple sets of bicep curls to fatigue.
-Using a 30-lb (18-kg) barbell to perform bicep curls to fatigue.
-Performing modified curl-ups to fatigue. -Holding a handgrip dynamometer at 15 lb (7 kg) to fatigue. - ANSWERSUsing a 30-lb (18-kg) barbell to perform bicep curls to fatigue.
Flexibility is a measure of what? - ANSWERSPain-free range of motion about a joint.
Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding an informed consent?
-The informed consent does not provide legal immunity to a facility or individual in the event of injury to an individual.
-The informed consent is not a legal document.
-The consent form does not relieve the facility or individual of the responsibility to do everything possible to ensure the safety of the individual.
-Negligence, improper test administration, inadequate personnel qualifications, and insufficient safety procedures are all items that are expressly covered by the informed consent. - ANSWERSNegligence, improper test administration, inadequate personnel qualifications, and insufficient safety procedures are
all items that are expressly covered by the informed consent.
Which of the following is NOT a necessary instruction to a patient for a fitness assessment?
-Avoid strenuous exercise or physical activity on the day of the test.
-Avoid liquids for 12 hours before the test.
-Get adequate sleep the night before the assessment.
-Do not drink alcohol, use tobacco products, or drink caffeine at least 3 hours before the test. - ANSWERSAvoid liquids for 12 hours before the test.
Hydrodensitometry (hydorstatic weighing, underwater weighing) has several sources of error. Which of the following is NOT a common source of error when using this technique to determine body composition?
-Measurement of residual volume.
-Interindividual variability in the density of individual lean tissue compartment.
-Measurement of vital capacity of the lungs.
-Interindividual variability in the ammount of air in the gastrointestinal tract. - ANSWERSMeasurement of
vital capacity of the lungs.
