ACSM 030-444 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 23,2026- Exam Code: 030-444
- Exam Name: ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist
- Certification Provider: ACSM
- Latest update: Oct 23,2026
End-diastolic volume is highest when measured with the client in which position?
- A . Recumbent.
- B . Sitting.
- C . Standing.
- D . Supine.
According to the most recent National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Guidelines for the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, recommendations for practical clinical assessment include
- A . Determining total body fat through the BMI to assess obesity.
- B . Determining the degree of abdominal fat and health risk through waist circumference.
- C . Using the waist-to-hip ratio as the only definition of obesity and lean muscle mass.
- D . Both A and B.
Transitional care exercise and rehabilitation programs are NOT appropriate for
- A . Clients with functionally limiting chronic disease.
- B . Clients with comorbid disease states.
- C . Asymptomatic clients with a functional capacity of 10 MET.
- D . Clients at 1 week after CABG surgery.
The emergency response system (EMS) is:
- A . The combination of the ambulance and the emergency room.
- B . Critical for the staff to be able to respond adequately to an emergency.
- C . The protocol used to practice safety plans.
- D . Required by most health departments.
Complaints of pain in the chest with associated pain radiating down the left arm may be signs of
- A . Cardiac crisis.
- B . Hypotension.
- C . Seizure.
- D . Heartburn.
A 150-pound male sets the treadmill speed at 5.0 mph and a 5.2% grade. Calculate his MET value.
- A . 36.57 METs.
- B . 10.45 METs.
- C . 12.25 METs.
- D . Not enough information to answer the question.
Metabolic syndrome (also referred to a syndrome X or the deadly quartet) is comprised of
- A . Elevated TC, obesity, diabetes, and physical inactivity.
- B . Central obesity, elevated LDL cholesterol, diabetes, and physical inactivity.
- C . Low HDL cholesterol, cigarette smoking, hypertension, and physical inactivity.
- D . Central obesity, elevated triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol, hypertension, and insulin resistance.
Encouraging moderate-intensity activity and the accumulation of activity throughout the day are examples of
- A . Relapse prevention counseling.
- B . Using the stages of change.
- C . Allowing individuality in exercise choices.
- D . Addressing the individual’s agenda.
Who first described that a body immersed in fluid is buoyed up with a force equal to the weight of the displaced fluid?
- A . Einstein.
- B . Freud.
- C . WhiteheAD.
- D . Archimedes.
A "cold spot" detected in the inferior portion of the left ventricle during a stress test that resolves 3 hours later most likely indicates
- A . An old inferior MI.
- B . A MI that is healing.
- C . Reversible myocardial ischemia.
- D . The need for multiple bypass surgery.