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thallium stress test |
thallium is injected to vein and uptake by myocardium is viewed through gamma camera combined with vasodilator.. stimulates exercise state for opts that are unable to exercise, does NOT increase HR |
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Dobutamine stress test |
tests wall motion abnormalities does increase HR |
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Coronary angiography |
assesses coronary circulation and easures heart and lung bp golden stnd for diagnosing CAD |
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what is an exercise stress test |
noninvasive and inexpensive tool that provides cardiopulmonary information. commonly used to diagnose CAD Info obtained from EKG during exercise |
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what is echocardiography |
test that uses 2 and 3D and doppler to view images of the heart provides info regarding size and shape of heart, pumping capacity and location of tissue damage, estimate of heart fnx (CO, EF, and diastolic fxn), and views blood flow thru the heart, |
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types of echo |
Transthoracic Echocardiogram Transesophageal echo stress echco 3D echo contrast echo |
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TTE vs TEE |
TTE- noninvasive probe over chest TEE- ultrasound probe passed into esophagus, highly sensitive to L atrialblood clots |
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what are nuclear medicine tests? and what types are there? |
myocardial perfusion scans- tests used to determine adequate blood flow through the heart thallium stress test and dobutamine stress echocardiogram |
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Holter Monitor |
portable device that continuously monitors electrical heart activity for atleast 24h |
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chest radiograph |
dx diseases in the chest such as pneumonia and CHF views- PA, AP, lateral |
