ACE-MES Practice Questions - ACE Certified Medical Exercise Specialist Exam

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During a graded exercise test, a client's systolic blood pressure decreases by 12 mmHg below the standing resting value as workload increases. What is the most appropriate action?

Continue the test because a falling systolic pressure is a normal training adaptation Increase the workload to confirm the reading before deciding Continue but switch to measuring diastolic pressure only Stop the test, as a drop in systolic blood pressure with increasing workload is an abnormal response

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Stop the test, as a drop in systolic blood pressure with increasing workload is an abnormal response

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