ACE-Section 4 Questions With Complete
Solutions 2025
Causes of Obesity - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Stress,
Genetics, Hormones, Environment, Sleep, Energy
Balance
Resides in all fat cells, and communicates with
hypothalamus providing info on energy usage.
Negative Feedback Loop - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Leptin
Secreted by fat, and helps insulin by sending blood
glucose into bod'y cells for storage or fuel. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Adiponectin
Hormone-like proteins that react to areas of
inflammation, infection, or injury. People w/ excess fat
have overreaction of this. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Cytokines
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"hunger hormone" accounts for the "empty" feeling
when hungry - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Ghrelin
Protein RDA - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 46-56 g/day or 10-
35% of total diet
Represents Daily tasks such as fidgeting, walking,
standing. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Non-exercise activity
thermogenesis (NEAT)
Cardio frequency for obesity: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
150-250 mins/week or 250-350 for extra weight loss.
Muscular training frequency with obesity - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 2-3 days/week
Less than 3% change in weight is considered -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Weight Stability
patients who have excess weight but whose
biomarkers seem to indicate the health of an individual
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of ideal weight - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Metabolically
Healthy Obese
____ individuals doing PA are 8x more likely to transfer
to MHO. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Metabolically
Abnormal Obese
May be prescribed if client undergoes significant
lifestyle change and still has BMI over 30 kg/m^2 -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Pharmacological Interventions
Recommended for those with BMI over 40 kg/m^2 or
over 35 kg/m^2 with adverse health condition. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Bariatric Surgery
Leading cause of death among men/women in US. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ cardiovascular disease (CVD)
SOAP Notes stands for ____? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
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Also called Atherosclerotic Heart Disease: Narrowing of
coronary arteries that supply heart with blood/oxygen.
- .....ANSWER ...✔✔ coronary artery disease
90-95% of people with hypertension have this version
because there is no known cause. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ essential (primary) hypertension
5-10% of people with hypertension have this because
there is an identifiable cause. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
secondary hypertension
BP of hypertension = ___? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ over
130/80 mmHg
How much exercise per week for hypertension? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ at least 150 mins/week
____ Occurs when blood to brain is compromised. 80%
- .....ANSWER ...✔✔ ischemic stroke