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Exercise prescription: 65-year-old female (case 9)

Prof. Dominique Hansen, Exercise Prescription Quiz Section Editor

Test your knowledge on exercise prescription with this quiz prepared by Dr. Dominique Hansen (Hasselt, BE). Review the case below, and take the multiple-choice quiz to see how accurate your prescriptions are!

Exercise Testing
Cardiovascular Rehabilitation


The case

Description

  • 65-year-old female
  • Body height: 165 cm
  • Body weight: 90 kg
  • VO2max: 1450 ml/min (90% of predicted normal value)
  • Resting HR: 52 bts/min
  • Peak exercise HR: 100 bts/min
  • Total cholesterol: 234 mg/dl
  • Fasting glycaemia: 115 mg/dl
  • Blood pressure: 135/75 mmHg
  • Medication intake: beta-blocker, statin, exogenous insulin
  • Referred to rehabilitation for: stable myocardial ischaemia (threshold at 87 bts/min)
  • Co-morbidities: renal failure, type 1 diabetes
  • Additional information: chronic aspecific low back pain present

Test your knowledge

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