Question

Mark is a sedentary 49 years old male interested in starting an exercise program. Through collecting his work history, you note that he is a construction worker. In order to collect the information necessary to tailor the exercise program to Mark, he will perform a physiciansupervised graded exercise test. During the Pre-test evaluation, you note the following recordings: 1) resting HR = 67; 2) resting BP = 137/91; 3) weight = 92.3 kg; and 4) height = 190 cm.

1. Does he have any CV, Metabolic, or Renal diseases?

2. Does he have any signs or symptoms suggestive of CV, Metabolic, or Renal disease?

3. What is his BMI?

4. What graded exercise test would you pick and why?

5. Describe and discuss the physiological events that take place during the exercise test to maximal volition. (Answers: ↑,↓, or ↔)

HR: VO2: SV: TPR: SBP: Q:

Answer 1

Question no 1

He is having cardiovascular disorders as he is having type 1 hypertension.

He is 2 kg overweight that required which is of not much concern so his metabolic function is normal

Kidney function is normal

Question no 2

He is not having any signs and symptoms as he is in the starting stage

Question no 3

His BMI is kg/ m²

So weight= 92.3kg

Height= 190 cm

BMI= 25.6kg/ m ²

Question no 4

As cardiovascular status can be assessed best with ergometer so cycle ergometer test will be used to asses the condition. We will be able to asses hearts Response to workloads