CCEP UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● moderate risk @ vigorous intensity: what/who is needed
Answer: only medical exam prior to exercise
●● low risk @ moderate & vigorous intensity: what/who is needed
Answer: nothing
●● moderate risk @ moderate intensity: what/who is needed
Answer: nothing
●● which patients (risk stratified) can be supervised by non-physician
health care professionals if professionals are specifically trained in CET
& physician is readily/immediately available?
Answer: all risk groups can be; low risk can be supervised w/o physician
immediately available
●● who should have PFT's done?
Answer: all smokers <45y.o & anyone presenting with dyspnea
, ●● ECG monitoring during test
Answer: recorded last 15secs of each stage
●● BP monitoring during test
Answer: measured/recorded last 45secs of each stage
●● HR monitoring during test
Answer: recorded last 5secs of each stage
●● ECG monitoring after test
Answer: monitored continuously, recorded immediately post exercise,
during last 15secs of 1st minute then every 2 minutes thereafter
●● BP monitoring after test
Answer: measured & recorded immediately post exercise then every 2
minutes thereafter
●● HR monitoring after test
Answer: monitored continuously then recorded during last 5secs of each
minute
●● technetium (tc) -99m
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● moderate risk @ vigorous intensity: what/who is needed
Answer: only medical exam prior to exercise
●● low risk @ moderate & vigorous intensity: what/who is needed
Answer: nothing
●● moderate risk @ moderate intensity: what/who is needed
Answer: nothing
●● which patients (risk stratified) can be supervised by non-physician
health care professionals if professionals are specifically trained in CET
& physician is readily/immediately available?
Answer: all risk groups can be; low risk can be supervised w/o physician
immediately available
●● who should have PFT's done?
Answer: all smokers <45y.o & anyone presenting with dyspnea
, ●● ECG monitoring during test
Answer: recorded last 15secs of each stage
●● BP monitoring during test
Answer: measured/recorded last 45secs of each stage
●● HR monitoring during test
Answer: recorded last 5secs of each stage
●● ECG monitoring after test
Answer: monitored continuously, recorded immediately post exercise,
during last 15secs of 1st minute then every 2 minutes thereafter
●● BP monitoring after test
Answer: measured & recorded immediately post exercise then every 2
minutes thereafter
●● HR monitoring after test
Answer: monitored continuously then recorded during last 5secs of each
minute
●● technetium (tc) -99m
