Kinesiology 3412B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Chronotropic, Aorta, Claudication
27 Jan 2018
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Learning objectives: know what to measure and how to interpret the results of a clinical exercise test, practice interpreting" the results of two stress tests. Clinical exercise test: synonyms: stress test, gxt graded exercise test, ett exercise tolerance test, when it is with gas analysis the test becomes cpet cardio pulmonary exercise test. If the patient cannot due exercise, you can do a pharmacological test. If there is an older adult (over 75) and you want to get to vo2 max, you would use drug-induced test. Type of test: cardio pulmonary exercise test because it has gas analysis. For diagnostic or to see morbidity or prognosis. Ecg electrical representation reflected in the heart. Direction is important as well, during the test and during recovery. If st changes happen at a low workload (early on) it suggests more severe disease like multi-vessel disease. This is occlusion in more than 1 of the 3 coronary arteries (lad, rca, circumflex)
