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

Question 1

A Medical Exercise Specialist (MES) is most appropriately positioned to work with which type of client?

A client experiencing unstable angina at rest during the initial consultation A client recovering in the intensive care unit two days after open-heart surgery A client who has been medically discharged from cardiac rehabilitation and cleared to resume exercise A client who reports new-onset chest pain and shortness of breath during the interview

Correct Answer:

A client who has been medically discharged from cardiac rehabilitation and cleared to resume exercise

Question 2

A client taking a beta-blocker for hypertension performs a graded exercise session. Which physiological response should the MES expect?

An exaggerated rise in heart rate at low workloads An increase in maximal heart rate above age-predicted values A blunted heart rate response at rest and during exercise No effect on heart rate but a sharp rise in blood pressure

Correct Answer:

A blunted heart rate response at rest and during exercise

Question 3

According to the ACSM preparticipation screening algorithm, which factor most strongly indicates the need for medical clearance before a client begins moderate-intensity exercise?

The client is sedentary with no known disease and no signs or symptoms The client is currently exercising regularly with no known disease and no symptoms The client is sedentary, has no known disease, but reports occasional muscle soreness The client is currently exercising and has known cardiovascular disease but no symptoms

Correct Answer:

The client is currently exercising and has known cardiovascular disease but no symptoms

Question 4

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

Correct Answer:

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

Question 5

A client with type 2 diabetes who uses insulin asks about exercising in the late afternoon. What is the most important precaution the MES should communicate?

Exercise should always be performed on an empty stomach to maximize fat use Avoid all carbohydrate intake within four hours of exercise Resistance training should be avoided entirely because it raises blood glucose Monitor blood glucose before and after exercise and carry a fast-acting carbohydrate to treat hypoglycemia

Correct Answer:

Monitor blood glucose before and after exercise and carry a fast-acting carbohydrate to treat hypoglycemia

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