ACSM 030-444 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 22,2026- Exam Code: 030-444
- Exam Name: ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist
- Certification Provider: ACSM
- Latest update: Oct 22,2026
A patient who exhibits tachycardia, diaphoresis, light-headedness, and visual disturbances may be experiencing
- A . Hypoglycemia.
- B . Congestive heart failure.
- C . Hyperglycemia.
- D . Hypotension.
The MINIMAL duration of exercise necessary to achieve improvements in health for deconditioned individuals is
- A . 20 minutes continuously.
- B . 30 minutes continuously.
- C . Multiple sessions of more than 10 minutes in duration throughout the day.
- D . Two sessions of 20 minutes throughout the day.
Modifiable primary risk factors for CAD include
- A . Hypertension, dyslipidemia, advancing age, and tobacco smoking.
- B . Homocysteine, lipoprotein (a), C-reactive protein, and t- P A.
- C . Obesity, DM, tobacco smoking, and sedentary lifestyle.
- D . Tobacco smoking, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and homocysteine.
A client who has a measured FVC of 3.5 Land can expel 3.1 L within 1 second has
- A . An obstructive defect.
- B . A reshictive defect.
- C . An FEV of 3.1.
- D . An FEV of 89%.
Vo2max Advancing age brings a progressive decline in bone mineral density and calcium content; this process is accelerated in women immediately following menopause.
Which condition is commonly associated with this condition?
- A . Osteoarthritis.
- B . Osteoporosis.
- C . Arthritis.
- D . Epiphysitis.
Which of the following actions involving termination of exercise testing is correct?
- A . Immediately terminate the test if muscular fatigue occurs.
- B . Initiate the test termination process when cardiac complications occur.
- C . Initiate the test termination process when intermittent premature ventricular contractions are detected on ECG.
- D . Immediately terminate the test when intermittent premature ventricular contractions are detected on ECG.
What procedure uses a clot-dissolving agent during acute MI to restore blood flow and limit myocardial necrosis?
- A . PTCA.
- B . Thrombolytic therapy.
- C . Radionuclide imaging.
- D . CABGS.
An individual would not increase self-efficacy by
- A . Performance accomplishments.
- B . Vicarious experience.
- C . Verbal persuasion.
- D . Using a decisional balance sheet.
A client with angina exhibits symptoms and a 1mm, down-sloping ST- segment depression at a HR of 129 bpm on his exercise test. His peak exercise target HR should be set at
- A . 128 bpm.
- B . 109 to 119 bpm.
- C . 129 bpm.
- D . 125 to 128 bpm.
A male client is 42 years old. His father died of a heart attack at age 62. He has a consistent resting blood pressure (measured over 6 weeks) of 132/86 mm Hg and a total serum cholesterol of 5.4 mmol/L.
Based on his CAD risk stratification, which of the following activities is appropriate?
- A . Maximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising.
- B . Sub maximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising.
- C . Vigorous exercise without a previous medical assessment.
- D . Vigorous exercise without a previous physician-supervised exercise test.