41. Which of the following group of medications causes increased blood flow to the heart thus may provide angina relief by decreasing peripheral resistance, by increasing the diameter of the artery?  

47. Which of the following is MOST likely to be a side effect that can dramatically affect physical therapy that is ALSO associated with opioid analgesics?  

44. Which of the following combinations of indications BEST explains ONLY ABSOLUTE indications for terminating exercise?  

17. Which of the following descriptions BEST defines stenosis of a heart valve?  

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?