Diagnostic Test Flashcards
When is common to preform a Holter Monitoring
Prior to d/c after a MI
Patients who are on a holter monitoring may referred for what?
EPS, ablation procedure, or ICD
EPS or Electrophysiology study is indicated to
Investigate the cause, location of origin, and best treatment for various abnormal heart rhythms
EPS or Electrophysiology study is associated with
Ablation
Problems that are evaluated for Echocardiography
- pericardial effusion
- Cardiac tamponade
- IdiopathicCardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Mitral valve regurgitation
- MVP
- Aortic regurgitation
- Aortic stenosis
- Vegetation of valves
- Masses
- Ischemic heart muscle
- Aneurysm
- Thrombi
- Aortic dissection
Transesophageal Echo (TEE) allows for improved of
Visualization of cardiac structures and function and is valuable in the intraoperative and perioperative monitoring on the left vent performance
What is the mode of choice for the eval of cardioembolic stroke?
Transesophageal Echo (TEE)
Stress Echo Evaluates
Ischemia- induced wall motion abnormalities
What is the stress Echo useful for the eval of atypical symptoms such as
Dyspnea
Fatigue
Pt with no diagnostic ECGs with exercise or have atypical chest pain. Syndromes
Stress Echo is better for male or females ?
Females
Contrast Echo
IV injected contrast agent with the echo
Contrast Echo is improved for
Diagnostic accuracy to assess myocardial perfusion and ventricular chambers
Contrast Echo assess are of what?
of the myocardium at risk, for damage, presence or absence of coronary
collateral flow, and revascularization of occluded arteries after angioplasty
All imaging techniques are used for
Evaluation of coronary artery disease and cardiac dysfunction
Imaging modalities
- SPECT
- PET
- CT
- EBCT
- MUGA
- MRI
SpECT
Noninvasive method to detect and quantify myocardial perfusion defects and contractility defects and is used in conjunction with radioactive isotopes
PET provides
Visualization and direct measurement of metabolic functioning
including glucose and fatty acid metabolism and blood flow of the heart
Gold Standard for blood flow measurement and metabolic assessment of
the heart
PET
PET are
Expensive
CT used predominantly to identify
masses in
the cardiovascular system
Ct detects
aortic aneurysms or pericardial
thickening
CTA (CT angiography) highlights
coronary arteries to evaluate for
CHD
If a pt is getting a sprial CT ….
HOLD TREATMENT
Spiral CT is used to
Evaluate presence of PE
EBCT
Electron Beam computerized
Tomography