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PCE Mock Exam Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Which of the following increases the risk of a MI?
A) Time of Day
B) Seasonal pattern - i.e. Christmas time
C) After an upper respiratory tract illness
D) After dental appointments Ans: Correct: A, B, and C
Which of the following are the MOST common warning sign of a MI?
A) Prolonged symptoms unrelieved by antacids, nitroglycerin or rest
B) Breathlessness and Dizziness
C) Continuous neck or shoulder pain
D) Continuous mid-thoracic or interscapular pain Ans: Correct: A
Which of the following would be a contraindication to exercise after a MI?
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A) Uncontrolled diabetes
B) Acute infection
C) Oxygen saturation less than 85%
D) Unstable angina Ans: Correct: All of the above
What mechanism of injury would most likely cause an anterior shoulder
dislocation?
A) Tackled from behind right before a release and throw of the football
B) Tackled while holding onto the football in the midline
C) No acute MOI. Caused from overuse of throwing
D) Tackled from the side and landing on arm in hyperabduction Ans:
Correct: A
Which of the following correctly defines tendinosis?
A) Inflammation with thickening of a tendon sheath
B) Inflammation of a tendon, often associated with scarring or calcium
deposits
C) Degeneration of the tendon due to repetitive microtrauma
D) Inflammation of the synovial membrane covering a tendon Ans:
Correct: C
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A: Tenovaginitis
B: Tendinitis
D: Tenosynovitis
Which of the following statements is true regarding bicipital tendinosis?
A) The lesion involves the short head of the biceps.
B) Pain may occur with resisted testing, with the elbow extended and the
forearm in a pronated position
while the shoulder is flexing.
C) Rupture or dislocation of this humeral depressor muscle may escalate
impingement of tissues in the
suprahumeral space.
D) Pain occurs with palpation of the tendon just inferior to the posterior
corner of the acromion when
the patient horizontally adducts and laterally rotates the humerus. Ans:
Correct: C
D: This pattern of pain is indicative of infraspinatus tendinosis
During one of your aerobic training session, your patient begins to
experience signs of fatigue at 6 METs of
activity on a treadmill. During the activity, the patient reports moderate
shortness of breath. Blood pressure is
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150/85, heart rate is 130 bpm. The patient denies angina. Which of the
following actions is most appropriate
with the given data?
A) Stop the exercise, instruct the patient to sit and monitor for symptoms
for 5 minutes
B) Stop the exercise, activate the emergency response system, notify
physician
C) Continue the exercise, maintain workload, monitor symptoms
D) Continue the exercise, increase the workload, monitor symptoms
Ans: Correct: C
With the goal of aerobic training stated in the opening sentence, this
patient is working at an appropriate load according to the American
College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Moderate shortness of breath,
increased heart rate/blood pressure are all normal responses to exercise.
Because the workload is appropriate, increasing the workload would not
be recommended at this time.
Which of the following groupings of signs and symptoms indicates the
highest risk of cardiac morbidity and
mortality?
A) Asymptomatic at rest, ejection fraction 60%, functional capacity 6
METs
PCE Mock Exam Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Which of the following increases the risk of a MI?
A) Time of Day
B) Seasonal pattern - i.e. Christmas time
C) After an upper respiratory tract illness
D) After dental appointments Ans: Correct: A, B, and C
Which of the following are the MOST common warning sign of a MI?
A) Prolonged symptoms unrelieved by antacids, nitroglycerin or rest
B) Breathlessness and Dizziness
C) Continuous neck or shoulder pain
D) Continuous mid-thoracic or interscapular pain Ans: Correct: A
Which of the following would be a contraindication to exercise after a MI?
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A) Uncontrolled diabetes
B) Acute infection
C) Oxygen saturation less than 85%
D) Unstable angina Ans: Correct: All of the above
What mechanism of injury would most likely cause an anterior shoulder
dislocation?
A) Tackled from behind right before a release and throw of the football
B) Tackled while holding onto the football in the midline
C) No acute MOI. Caused from overuse of throwing
D) Tackled from the side and landing on arm in hyperabduction Ans:
Correct: A
Which of the following correctly defines tendinosis?
A) Inflammation with thickening of a tendon sheath
B) Inflammation of a tendon, often associated with scarring or calcium
deposits
C) Degeneration of the tendon due to repetitive microtrauma
D) Inflammation of the synovial membrane covering a tendon Ans:
Correct: C
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A: Tenovaginitis
B: Tendinitis
D: Tenosynovitis
Which of the following statements is true regarding bicipital tendinosis?
A) The lesion involves the short head of the biceps.
B) Pain may occur with resisted testing, with the elbow extended and the
forearm in a pronated position
while the shoulder is flexing.
C) Rupture or dislocation of this humeral depressor muscle may escalate
impingement of tissues in the
suprahumeral space.
D) Pain occurs with palpation of the tendon just inferior to the posterior
corner of the acromion when
the patient horizontally adducts and laterally rotates the humerus. Ans:
Correct: C
D: This pattern of pain is indicative of infraspinatus tendinosis
During one of your aerobic training session, your patient begins to
experience signs of fatigue at 6 METs of
activity on a treadmill. During the activity, the patient reports moderate
shortness of breath. Blood pressure is
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150/85, heart rate is 130 bpm. The patient denies angina. Which of the
following actions is most appropriate
with the given data?
A) Stop the exercise, instruct the patient to sit and monitor for symptoms
for 5 minutes
B) Stop the exercise, activate the emergency response system, notify
physician
C) Continue the exercise, maintain workload, monitor symptoms
D) Continue the exercise, increase the workload, monitor symptoms
Ans: Correct: C
With the goal of aerobic training stated in the opening sentence, this
patient is working at an appropriate load according to the American
College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Moderate shortness of breath,
increased heart rate/blood pressure are all normal responses to exercise.
Because the workload is appropriate, increasing the workload would not
be recommended at this time.
Which of the following groupings of signs and symptoms indicates the
highest risk of cardiac morbidity and
mortality?
A) Asymptomatic at rest, ejection fraction 60%, functional capacity 6
METs
