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What is the approximate peak O2 consumption on an arm ergometer?
What is the approximate peak O2 consumption on an arm ergometer?
- 60%
- 50%
- 65% (correct)
- 70%
What is the workload for the 2-3 minute stage during an arm ergometry stress test?
What is the workload for the 2-3 minute stage during an arm ergometry stress test?
- 10-20 watts (correct)
- 30-40 watts
- 20-30 watts
- 5-10 watts
Which type of patients is arm ergometry stress test commonly used for?
Which type of patients is arm ergometry stress test commonly used for?
- Patients with gastrointestinal conditions
- Patients with respiratory conditions
- Patients with cardiovascular conditions
- Patients with vascular, orthopedic, or neurologic conditions (correct)
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- Hand-driven crank used to measure cardiopulmonary conditioning
- Workload of 10-20 watts for 2-3 minutes stage
- Used for patients with vascular, orthopedic, or neurologic conditions
- Arm ergometry stress test can be done sitting or standing
- Test protocol graded with increasing workload every 2 minutes
- Peak O2 consumption on arm ergometer is approximately 65%
- Arm ergometry can be performed with or without O2 measurement
- Arm working capacity correlates more strongly with performance on tasks than peak VO2 from treadmill testing
- Peak VO2 and heart rate measured
- 70% of leg testing.
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