Testing Lab

For questions about the Clinical Exercise Physiology Program please contact our office at:
Phone: (765) 285-1140
Fax: (765) 285-4139
kaminskyla@bsu.edu

Testing Lab

Metabolic Measurements
- Parvo Medics Metabolic Cart
  - Maximal Oxygen Consumption
  - Ventilatory Threshold
  - Non-Invasive Cardiac Output
  - Resting Metabolic Rate

Electrocardiography
- MAC 5000-Resting ECG
  - Resting 12-Lead ECG Tracings
- Case Exercise ECG
  - Exercise 12-Lead ECG Tracings
- Physio-Control Lifepak 9A
  - Cardiac Monitor Defibrillator

Body Composition Assessment
- Life Measurement Inc. BOD POD
  - % Body Fat Measures
- GE Lunar Prodigy Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometer
  - % Body Fat and Bone Density Measures
- Lange Skinfold Calipers
  - % Body Fat Measures
- SECA stadiometer and
- Health-O-Meter - Medical Balance Scale
  - Body Mass Index Measurement

Pulmonary Function Testing
- KoKo Trek Pneumatic Spirometer
  - Forced Vital Capacity
  - Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second
  - Maximum Voluntary Ventilation

Exercise Ergometrics
- GE Medical - Case T2100 Treadmill
  - Motor Driven Treadmill
- Sensormedics Ergometric 800 Cycle
  - Magnetically Braked Cycle Ergometer
- Monark Cycle Ergometer
  - Mechanically Braked Cycler Ergometer

Blood Testing
- "Standard" Lipid Profile
  - Total Cholesterol
  - LDL
  - HDL
  - Triglycerides
  - VLDL
- Fasting Blood Glucose
- "Advanced" Lipid Testing
  - LDL Subfractions and Size Pattern
  - Lp(a)
  - HDL Subfractions
  - VLDL
- Emerging Risk Factors For Heart Disease
  - C-Reactive Protein
  - Homocysteine

Physical Activity Assessment
- Actigraph GT1m Accelerometers
  - Daily physical activity in categories of intensity [Inactive, Light, Moderate, Vigorous] and estimates of energy expenditure
- Lifecorder Plus
  - Daily physical activity in categories of intensity [Inactive, Light, Moderate, Vigorous] and estimates of energy expenditure
- New Lifestyles (NL) 2000 Pedometers
  - Steps per day and estimate of calories expended in moderate to vigorous activity
- New Lifestyles (NL) 1000 Pedometers
  - Steps per day and estimate of minutes expended in moderate to vigorous activity