CET PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS.
⫸ Signs / Symptoms. Answer- Via a standard 0-10 pain scale or a
symptom-specific rating scale
⫸ What is a normal exercise-induced response? (HR). Answer- Normal
HR response is to increase 10 BPM per MET level increase. Increases in
HR may be less for aerobically trained clients
⫸ Chronotropic incompetence. Answer- term used to describe the
failure of the heart rate to rise with incremental increases in workload
-abnormal if HR takes a long time to slow down after exercise. _< 12
bpm decrease w/in first min of recovery is indicative of mortality/lack of
PNS
⫸ Normal exercise response (BP). Answer- Normal for SBP to rise 10
mmHg per MET level increase
Normal for SBP to return to baseline or below baseline within 6 minutes
of recovery
, ⫸ Exertional Hypotension. Answer- phrase used to describe failure of
SBP to rise with exercise
⫸ exaggerated response. Answer- SBP _> 210 mmHg in men and _>
190 mmHg in women
⫸ predictive for future hypertension. Answer- Peak SBP > 250 mmHg
or an increase in SBP > 140 mmHg above resting levels with exercise
⫸ Potentiality for ischemic abnormalities and poor prognosis. Answer-
Delay of more than 6 minutes for SBP to return to baseline or below
baseline
⫸ Normal Rate Pressure Product. Answer- 25,000-40,000 mmHg/bpm
⫸ ST segment depression and T wave inversion. Answer- myocardial
ischemia or reduction in coronary blood flow or possible myocardial
injury
⫸ ST segment elevation. Answer- myocardial injury or absence of
coronary blood flow or reflects presence of a ventricular aneurysm or
wall motion abnormality within the heart
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS.
⫸ Signs / Symptoms. Answer- Via a standard 0-10 pain scale or a
symptom-specific rating scale
⫸ What is a normal exercise-induced response? (HR). Answer- Normal
HR response is to increase 10 BPM per MET level increase. Increases in
HR may be less for aerobically trained clients
⫸ Chronotropic incompetence. Answer- term used to describe the
failure of the heart rate to rise with incremental increases in workload
-abnormal if HR takes a long time to slow down after exercise. _< 12
bpm decrease w/in first min of recovery is indicative of mortality/lack of
PNS
⫸ Normal exercise response (BP). Answer- Normal for SBP to rise 10
mmHg per MET level increase
Normal for SBP to return to baseline or below baseline within 6 minutes
of recovery
, ⫸ Exertional Hypotension. Answer- phrase used to describe failure of
SBP to rise with exercise
⫸ exaggerated response. Answer- SBP _> 210 mmHg in men and _>
190 mmHg in women
⫸ predictive for future hypertension. Answer- Peak SBP > 250 mmHg
or an increase in SBP > 140 mmHg above resting levels with exercise
⫸ Potentiality for ischemic abnormalities and poor prognosis. Answer-
Delay of more than 6 minutes for SBP to return to baseline or below
baseline
⫸ Normal Rate Pressure Product. Answer- 25,000-40,000 mmHg/bpm
⫸ ST segment depression and T wave inversion. Answer- myocardial
ischemia or reduction in coronary blood flow or possible myocardial
injury
⫸ ST segment elevation. Answer- myocardial injury or absence of
coronary blood flow or reflects presence of a ventricular aneurysm or
wall motion abnormality within the heart
