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CCSP Sports Pharmacology & Doping Control Questions and Answers Flashcards

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  1. The WADA Prohibited List categorizes substances prohibited 'at all times' versus 'in-competition only.' Which substance is prohibited OUT-OF-competition as well as in-competition?

    Answer: Anabolic steroids

    Anabolic steroids are prohibited at all times because their tissue-building effects persist long after use ceases.

  2. Blood doping via autologous transfusion is prohibited because it:

    Answer: Artificially increases hemoglobin mass and aerobic capacity

    Reinfusing one's own previously stored red blood cells raises hematocrit and oxygen delivery, providing an unfair endurance advantage.

  3. A CCSP working with a professional tennis player wants to recommend a legal ergogenic aid with evidence for reducing exercise-induced muscle damage. The best evidence-supported choice is:

    Answer: Creatine monohydrate

    Creatine monohydrate has robust evidence for increasing phosphocreatine stores and reducing exercise-induced damage; the others are prohibited or lack evidence.

  4. Which testing method is used to detect synthetic oxygen carriers (blood substitutes) in elite athletes?

    Answer: Blood passport longitudinal profiling combined with specific immunoassays

    The Athlete Biological Passport tracks longitudinal hematological variables, and specific immunoassays detect synthetic hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers.

  5. When counseling an athlete on supplement safety, a CCSP should recommend products that carry which third-party certification to reduce doping risk?

    Answer: NSF Certified for Sport or Informed Sport

    NSF Certified for Sport and Informed Sport test products for prohibited substances, giving athletes the best assurance against contamination.

  6. Glucocorticoids (e.g., prednisone taken orally) are prohibited in-competition because they:

    Answer: Reduce fatigue perception, alter mood, and have systemic performance-enhancing effects

    Systemic glucocorticoids are prohibited in-competition due to their euphoric, anti-fatigue, and pain-masking properties that confer performance benefits.