Question 1

what are nursing interventions after a myocardial perfusion scan?

Accepted Answer

Usually just monitor: Thee monitoring consists of blood pressure and heart rate observation, and watching for chest pain. If it was an exercise treadmill test, people can have a rise in "vagal" nerve input during recovery, so watch for low heart rates. If medication stress test was done (adenosine or persantine), make sure to watch out for wheezing, which can be triggered in predisposed patients (e.g. With asthma).

Question 2

what is the function of a vent perfusion scan?

Accepted Answer

Dx Pulmonary Embolus: A ventillation perfusion lung scan is a nuclear test used to diagnose a blood clot to the lung or pulmonary embolus.  Medication is injected into your vein and you also breath a medication into the lung to look for a mismatch on  a nuclear imaging camera which would suggest a pulmonary embolus.

Question 3

to find out what diffuse reversible ischaemic in the apex means on my perfusion scan?

Accepted Answer

Demand not met: it means that there are areas of the heart that likely do not get enought blood when exercise. The demand for oxygen in the cardiac muscle are higher than what it is provided to them

Question 4

any medical complications? can perfusion scan cause coughing?

Accepted Answer

Usually not: Usually it shouldn't unless you have an allergy. If it occurs each time then certainly possible.

Question 5

how is a cardiac perfusion scan used?

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Find Bockages: Myocardial perfusion imaging is typically combined with exercise.  This test is used to diagnose coronary artery disease in patients with typical symptoms or patients with high risk for coronary artery disease.

Question 6

what is a ventilation-perfusion scan?

Accepted Answer

Radiological test: A ventilation-perfusion (v/q) scan is a specialized radiological lung test comparing mismatches between any part of your lung that still exchanges oxygen (affected in COPD e.g.) and any part that is not receiving blood flow.  This is done through radio-tracers. A mismatch means there is a clot in that part of the lung hindering blood flow.  Diseases & surgery of the lung complicate interpretation.

Question 7

what could cause difficulties with a cardiac perfusion scan?

Accepted Answer

Variable entities: Some difficulties with a perfiusion scan can cause the quality of the scan to be diminshed, thus reducing its predictive ability. These include motion artifact, rapid heart rates or disrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. Certain body habitus, for example very obese, a high riding diaphram or large pendulous breats can also cuase artifacts and affect test results.

Question 8

what person needs a lung ventilation/perfusion scan?

Accepted Answer

null: Folks with a suspicion for blood clot in the lung.  This may be due to spells of breathlessness or chest pain or both.  More common if there is blood clots in the leg (phlebitis).

Question 9

what is the purpose of a myocardial perfusion scan?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear stress test: This is a specialized form of stress test used to confirm the presence of coronary artery disease in patients suspected of having this problem. It uses a low-level nuclear tracer to assess blood flow to the heart muscle before and after exercise-induced stress.  In patients who cannot exercise, other pharmacologic means can be used such as adenosine, lexiscan, persantine,  or dobutamine.

Question 10

what is the function of a myocardial perfusion scan?

Accepted Answer

Blood flow to heart: It shows blood flow to the heart. It can show old scar of a heart attack or heart muscle that is not getting enough blood , which could mean a future heart attack.

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