Archive for the 'stress test' Category

How long after do they send you for a stress Test??

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

My Due date is today but still no baby i was just wondering how long after do they send you for a stress test or is that just for some people….and do doctors actually wait 2 weeks before induction???
Every doctor is different. Mine always wanted to do stress tests at like 5-7 days overdue [...]

why my dad had positive ecg and a negative stress test?

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

my dad had a check up when doctor said him that he already had one heart attack after looking ecg. However after that stress test is negative. I am very confused
thanks for replying. But is it some thing to be worried as doctor said he had an attack after seeing ecg? Will his life [...]

How accurate is a stress test when my heart rate didn’t go very high?

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

I had chest pain while running through an airport terminal. My heart was racing at about 160 bpm. My doctor ordered a stress test but they stopped it at 135 bpm. Can I trust the accuracy of the normal results? Shouldn’t they have let my pulse get faster than that? I [...]

What happens during a stress test and what exactly are they looking for?

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

I’m having a stress test tomorrow (treadmill) and don’t really know much about it. While my current issues could be totally attributable to an increase in allergies and excess weight, my doc wants to rule out heart problems. I assume that I will be walking on a treadmill and they hook me to some [...]

I had a cardio stress test done today and now I must go to a specialist for my heart.?

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

Hi I am 37 yrs. old and did my first treadmill stress test today. My Dr. said he needed to get some more testing done. He didn’t tell me exactly what was wrong with my heart. Now he is talking about some nuclear scan to look at blood flow in my heart. I am scared [...]

My CPU temperature is higher when I am playing a game than when I stress test it with Prime95, is this normal?

Monday, September 28th, 2009

I am thinking that it is the heat from the active graphics card that is contributing to the rise in the temperature because the graphics card is right below the CPU. Also, the stress test does not stress the graphics card.
Yes, quite normal. Ambient air temps can effect your CPU temps significantly. With [...]

Question about Adenosine? Is the stress test with adenosine a treatment or is it to determine a problem?

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

I was having irrregular heart beats. ER and conducted Stress test with 4 minute adenosine injection. Like a truck hit me in the chest. Was it to clear up the irregular beat, or was it simply to determine if other problems exist? Wont see my cardiologist for another 3 weeks.
If you were having a [...]

Stress test?

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

i have to go to the hospital tomorrow for a stress test because i am overdue. has anyone ever had one of these, and what is it exactly?
What is a nonstress test?
This simple, painless procedure is done during pregnancy to evaluate your baby’s condition. During the test, your healthcare practitioner or a technician monitors your [...]

Why do Cardiologist sometimes use an Ergometry Bike Test over a regular treadmill. When doing a Stress Test?

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Ergometry Stress Test over Bike Stress Test?
Some people’s knees or feet won’t let them walk. Stage five ain’t easy for old folks.
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Is doing the stress test the best way to find any blockage in the heart?

Friday, September 18th, 2009

About 1 month ago I went for a stress test at a Specialist Centre. The doctor after examining the result of the stress test done, told me that the result is not good . He suggested that I go for an angiogram.
Currently the best method for assessing blockage is a cardiac catherization or angiogram. [...]