Which of the following is NOT a contraindication to stress testing?
Severe aortic stenosis
Rapid Atrial Arrhythmias
CHF ( Congestive Heart Failure)
Dyspnea
Which stage of Bruce protocol is a 10% grade and 1.7 mph?
Stage l
Stage ll
Stage lll
Stage lV
Which protocol uses 10 exercise periods of 3 minutes on and 3 minutes off?
Kattus
Naughton
Bruce
Modified Bruce
When anaerobic threshold is reached what will result?
Oxygen consumption will decrease
CO2 production will decrease
pH will decrease
Deadspace will increase
1 MET is equal to
1 mL/min/kg
1.5 mL/min/kg
2.0 mL/min/kg
3.5 mL/min/kg
Thallium -201 follows the pathway of which ion to the myocardium?
Potassium
Calcium
Chloride
Sodium
Which of the following is an alternative to thallium studies for the detection of coronary artery disease?
Naughton protocol
Bruce protocol
MUGA scans
Kattus protocol
In a normal response to exercise treadmill, the axis will be
Normal
Shifted to the right
Shifted to the left
An extreme right axis shift
What is the % of the exercise testing done on a treadmill?
25%
50%
75%
90%
