ACSM 030-333 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

ACSM 030-333 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 131:

  The goal for the obese exercise participant should be to:

  A. Sweat as much as possible.
  B. Exercise at 85% of HRR.
  C. Perform resistance exercise three to five times per week.
  D. Expend 300 to 500 calories per exercise session.
  D. Expend 300 to 500 calories per exercise session.

• Question 132:

  Subendocardial ischemia usually produces

  A. ST-segment elevation.
  B. ST -segment depression.
  C. Q waves.
  D. U waves.
  B. ST -segment depression.

• Question 133:

  Which of the following issues would you include in discharge education instructions for a client with congestive heart failure to avoid potential emer- gency situations related to this condition at home?

  A. Record body weight daily, and report weight gains to a physician.
  B. Note signs and symptoms(e.g., dyspnea, intolerance to activities of daily living), and report them to a physician.
  C. Do not palpate the pulse during daily activities or periods of light- headedness, because an irregular pulse is normal and occurs at various times during the day.
  D. Both A and B.
  D. Both A and B.

• Question 134:

  Which of the following is NOT a benefit of increased flexibility?

  A. Increased muscle viscosity, allowing easier and smoother contractions.
  B. Reduced muscle tension and increased relaxation.
  C. Improved coordination by allowing greater ease of movement.
  D. Increased ROM.
  A. Increased muscle viscosity, allowing easier and smoother contractions.

• Question 135:

  Which one of the following statements concerning a needs assessment is NOT true?

  A. The needs and/or program assessment is a useful tool for gathering data and support for program implementation.
  B. The needs and/or program assessment often must be a creative tool developed in- house to meet the program's specific needs.
  C. Given that the needs assessment may be developed in-house without the benefit of external validity, generalizing the results may be difficult.
  D. Program planning is an essential step before needs assessment can be performed.
  D. Program planning is an essential step before needs assessment can be performed.

• Question 136:

  Which of the following conditions can prolong the QT interval?

  A. Hypokalemia and hypercalcemia.
  B. Hyperkalemia and hypercalcemia.
  C. Hypocalcemia and hypokalemia.
  D. Hypocalcemia and hyperkalemia.
  D. Hypocalcemia and hyperkalemia.

• Question 137:

  In the ECG shown on the following page, which of the following conduction abnormalities is indicated?

  

  A. RBBB.
  B. Third-degree AV block.
  C. First-degree AV block.
  D. Mobitz I.
  C. First-degree AV block.

• Question 138:

  What is the best way that an administrator can educate the fitness staff?

  A. Voicing his or her opinion.
  B. Joining fitness organizations, and subscribing to fitness journals.
  C. Buying fitness videos.
  D. Reading the newspaper.
  B. Joining fitness organizations, and subscribing to fitness journals.

• Question 139:

  What stepping rate should a client use if she wishes to exercise at 5 METs? The step box is 6 inches high, and the client weighs 50 kg.

  A. 12 steps per minute.
  B. 32 steps per minute.
  C. 25 steps per minute.
  D. 96 steps per minute.
  C. 25 steps per minute.

• Question 140:

  Which of the following statements regarding exercise for persons with controlled cardiovascular disease is TRUE?

  A. Resistance exercise training is dangerous and should be avoided.
  B. A physician-supervised exercise test is not necessary to establish exercise intensity.
  C. Anginal pain is normal during exercise, and participants should be pushed through the pain.
  D. Exercise intensity should be set at an HR of 10 bpm less than the level at which signs/symptoms were evidenced during an exercise test.
  D. Exercise intensity should be set at an HR of 10 bpm less than the level at which signs/symptoms were evidenced during an exercise test.