answers updated 2026
ErgometerA-
AAnswer✓AanAapparatusAthatAmeasuresAworkAorAenergyAexpendedAduringAaAperiodAofAp
hysicalAexercise.
TreadmillA-AAnswer✓A-ASpeedsArangingAfromA1A-A8Amph
-AInclineArangingAfromA0%-20%
IndicatationsAofAcardiovascularAdiseaseA-AAnswer✓A-ChangesAinAtheAJ-
pointA&ASTAsegment
-MetsA<A6.5
-DurationA<A6Aminutes
-LowApeakAHRA
-MaintainingAaAlowAsystolicABPA
-SevereASTAdepression
-ProlongedASTAdepression
CardioliteA-AAnswer✓A-AKAAradioactiveAtechnetium
-assessesAtheAvolumeAofAbloodApumpedAwithAeachAheartbeatA
-labelsAtheAredAbloodAcellsA
-
abilityAtoAcountAtheAnumberAofAredAbloodAcellsAthatApassAthroughAeachAchamberAoverAseve
ralAheartbeats
-sideAeffects:AswellingAofAfaceA&Atongue,Ahives,Aitching,Aheadache,ACP,AandAnausea
BicycleAErogmeterA-AAnswer✓A-
usedAforAptsAwithAorthopedic,Avascular,AorAneurologicalAlimitations
-needAtheAabilityAtoAbeAadjustedAmanuallyAorAelectronically
most;AleastA-AAnswer✓A-
UpslopingASTAthatAdoesAnotAreturnAtoAbaselineAinA80AmillisecondsAbeyondAtheAJ-
point:A________Asevere
, -DownslopingAST:A_________AsevereA&A99%AdependableAforApredictingACAD
DobutamineAStressATestA-AAnswer✓A-adrenergicAagonist
-stimulatesAtheAbeta-1AreceptorsAinAtheAcardiovascularAsystem
-increasesABPA&AHRAwhichAincreasesAtheAworkload
-mayAleadAtoAarrhythmias,ASOB,Aheadache,AlowABP,ACP,AorAtremors
-Beta-blockersAcanAreverseAtheAsideAeffects
normalAtestAfindingsA-AAnswer✓A-
JApointAthatAisAslightlyAdepressed,AslopingAupAintoAanASTAsegmentAthatAreturnsAtoAbaseline
AwithinA80AmillisecondsA(.08)AfromAtheAJ-point
IndicatesAmyocardialAischemiaA-AAnswer✓A-
upslopingASTAwhichAdoesn'tAreturnAtoAbaselineAwithinA80AmillisecondsA(.08)
-JApointAdepressionAfollowedAbyAaAhorizontalASTAsegmentAbelowAbaseline
-downwardAslopingASTAsegment
-JApointA&ASTAelevation
IndicationsAforAaApharmacologicalAstressAtestA-AAnswer✓A-
inabilityAtoAexerciseAdueAtoAorthopedic,Aneurological,AcirculatorAorArespiratoryAconditions
-generalAdebilitation
-presenceAofAcalciumAchannelAblockers
DataAforAstressAresultsA-AAnswer✓A-ECGAresults
-HRA&ABPAresponse
-presenceAorAabsenceAofACVAsymptoms
-aerobicAexerciseAcapacity
-presenceAofAsymptoms
-percentAofApt'sAmaxAHR
META-AMetabolicAEquivalentA-AAnswer✓A-
aAmeasureAofAexerciseAintensityAbasedAonAoxygenAconsumption