Taber's Medical Dictionary
Balke test
(bălk )
[Bruno Balke, contemporary Ger.-born U.S. physician]
A test to determine maximum oxygen utilization. The subject walks on a flat (0% grade) treadmill at a constant rate of 3.5 miles/hr for 2 min. The treadmill is inclined 1% each successive minute until the subject is exhausted and unable to continue. Oxygen utilization is measured throughout the test.The test is not suitable for those with impaired musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, or respiratory systems.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Balke Test." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746174/all/Balke_test.
Balke test. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746174/all/Balke_test. Accessed April 18, 2025.
Balke test. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746174/all/Balke_test
Balke Test [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 18]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746174/all/Balke_test.
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