Diagnostic Test: Cardiac & Pulm Flashcards
This test has continuous 24 hour ECG monitoring
Holter monitor
The holter monitor provides info for the diagnosis and management of episodes of ________
Arrhythmias
Indications for a holter monitor include
IDing symptoms possibly caused by dysrhythmias
Describing the dysrhythmias noted with activating
Evaluating anti-arrhythmia therapy and pacemaker functioning
All symptoms and activity are DOCUMENTED during the 24 hour period for what test?
Holter monitoring
When is it common to perform holter monitoring prior to discharge?
After an MI
Patients on a holter monitor may be referred for:
EPS
Ablation procedure
ICD
An ICD is usually placed in _________ and it is used to detect ______
In the right ventricle
Used to detect arrhythmia
What does EPS stand for?
Electrophysiology study
What does ICD stand for?
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
This test is often associated with ablation
EPS
An EPS is indicated to…. (3 things)
Investigate the cause
Location of origin
Best treatment for various abnormal heart rhythms
Ablation is common in patients that have…
A-fib
What is an echocardiography?
Noninvasive procedure that Evals the functioning heart
Gives real time images of beating heart
What is an echo used to assess?
The performance of the heart muscle and valves
Quantifies volume of left ventricle
Estimates SV and EF
What does SV stand for?
Stroke volume
What does EF stand for?
Ejection fraction
Problems that are evaluated with an echo (14)
Aortic dissection
Aortic regulation
Aortic stenosis
Aneurysm
Cardiac tamponade
Idiopathic cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Ischemic heart muscle
Pericardial effusion
Mitral valve regurgitation
Mitral valve prolapse
Thrombi
Vegetation of valves
Masses
What is a cardiac tamponade?
Acute, uncontrolled pericardial effusion
Transesophageal Echo (TEE) allows for what?
Improve visualization of cardiac structures and function
Valuable in the intraoperative and perioperative monitoring of LEFT VENTRICLE performance
What is the mode of choice for the eval of cardioembolic stroke?
Transesophageal Echo (TEE)
Where is the TEE probe placed?
Into the mouth and down the esophagus (can also be placed in the stomach)
What does a stress echo evaluate?
Ischemia-induced wall motion abnormalities
Stress echos are useful for the eval of what?
Atypical symptoms (dyspnea and fatigue) as well as for patients with no diagnostic ECGs with exercise
Or who have atypical chest pain syndromes
Are stress echos better for women or men?
Women
What is a contrast echo?
IV injected contrast agent with the echo
Improved diagnostic accuracy to assess myocardial perfusion and ventricular chambers
SPECT
Single photon emission computed tomography
Is SPECT invasive or noninvasive?
Noninvasive
SPEC detects and quantifies…
Myocardial perfusion defects and contractility defects
SPECT is used in conjunction with
Radioactive isotopes