Safety procedures for clinical staff help protect them from
A. Bloodborne pathogens.
B. Theft.
C. Violent patients.
D. Work-related injuries.
Which of the following statements about emergency equipment is MOST important?
A. Each piece of equipment should be painted a specific color for easy identification.
B. Use of emergency equipment should be practiced routinely.
C. Emergency equipment should include pencils, not pens.
D. Emergency equipment should be kept clean at all times.
In developing an emergency plan, program administrators must take into account all of the following factors EXCEPT
A. Type of flooring.
B. Type of electrical wiring.
C. Ventilation, temperature, and humidity.
D. Types of exercise equipment.
The preparation of professional staff should include training in
A. Advanced basic life support and ENT.
B. CPR and basic life support.
C. CPR and EMS.
D. Advanced cardiac life support and ENT.
Which of the following is NOT considered to be an absolute contraindication to exercise testing?
A. Unstable angina
B. Psychosis.
C. Suspected myocarditis.
D. Moderate valvular heart disease.
Exercise clothing
A. Creates an important fashion statement.
B. Should be bright so that you are easily seen in an aerobics class.
C. Has only one rule: be comfortable.
D. Must be safe and performs appropriately, like the exercise equipment.
A client's health screening should be administered before
A. Any contact with the client.
B. Any physical activity by the client at your facility.
C. Fitness assessment or programming.
D. The initial "walk-through" showing of a facility.
Which of the following would most appropriately assess a previously sedentary, 40-year- old female client's muscular strength?
A. Using a 30-pound (18-kg) barbell to perform biceps curls to fatigue.
B. Holding a handgrip dynamometer at 15 pounds (7 kg) to fatigue.
C. Performing modified curl-ups to fatigue.
D. U sing a 5-pound (2.2-kg) dumbbell to perform multiple sets of biceps curls to fatigue.
Hydrodensitometry (hydrostatic 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?
A. Measurement of the vital capacity of the lungs.
B. Interindividual variability in the amount of air in the gastrointestinal tract.
C. Interindividual variability in the density of the individual lean tissue compartment.
D. Measurement of the residual volume.
Two individuals have the same body weight, gender, ethnic background, and skinfold measurement results. One is 25 years old; the other is 45 years. Given this scenmio, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. They both have the same percentage of body fat.
B. The 25-year-old individual is fatter.
C. The 45-year-old individual is fatter.
D. Who is fatter cannot be determined from the information given.