10. A PTA monitors the vital signs of a 61-year-old male during a graded exercise test.  Which finding would serve as the BEST indicator that the patient had successfully exerted a maximal effort during this graded exercise test?

16. Which of the following antihypertensive medication works by reducing peripheral resistance by blocking of conversation of angiotensin I to angiotensin II?  

38. Which of the following descriptions BEST explains restrictive cardiomyopathy?  

12. A PTA is performing a chart review on their reveals the patient has not walked in many years. The patient has a history of smoking, was a construction worker in his youth, he cares little about exercise believing ‘rest is all I need”.  Which of the following BEST describes the patient’s predictors to exercise dropout?  

22. Which of the following lines/tubes can be used to monitor BP in real-time/incrementally?  

04. A PTA instructs their patient regarding the Astrand-Ryhming Protocol for a graded exercise test. At minute 5 the bpm is 125bpm at minute 6 it is 148bpm. Which of the following circumstances is the MOST appropriate?  

11. A PTA wants to ensure the most accurate measurement of a pulse with their patient who has a history of an irregular heartbeat. Which of the following methods is BEST for this situation?  

36. Which of the following descriptions BEST explains this EKG strip?

02. A PTA determines heart rate from a 6-second EKG strip by counting the number of p-waves & QRS complexes. If the PTA identifies 8 p-waves & 8 QRS complexes, which of the following BEST describes the heart rate?  

15. Which of the following lab values would MOST be associated with a patient with chronic fatigue?