Question 1

whats the difference between stress test and stress echo?

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: A cardiac stress test intends to increase cardiac activity by increasing blood flow through the coronary arteries while monitoring electrical activity with an EKG and symptoms that could be related to artery blockage or spasm. A stress echo adds an echocardiogram to show the dynamic movement of the heart structures (walls, valves) and blood flow undergoing stress

Question 2

what is a nuclear stress test?

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Nuclear stress test: The patient walks on a treadmill or other exercise device or has a medication injected to simulate exercise, when the exercise or medicine is in progress a radioactive agent is injected which goes into the heart and can be imaged to show the blood flow into the heart muscle. The information shows if enough blood gets into the heart muscle and other information.

Question 3

can lbbb be seen on a stress test?

Accepted Answer

Yes it could be: And it could be investigated further also.

Question 4

how does caffiene effect stress test?

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Increase rate or PVC: Most of the time, caffeine has no adverse effects when used in moderation, and if individuals not sensitive to it, in which cases, leads to increased heart rate, slight inc bp, increase extra (ectopic) beats (pac or pvc's).  If caffeine in those people take a stress test, resting pulse is increased and therefore, pulse with exercise is also. Speak with cardiologist doing the testing.

Question 5

what is the cost of a nuclear stress test?

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Stress Test: The cost would depend upon where its being done, hospital or a physicians office.Usually its much lower in a physicians office.

Question 6

can i take ibuprophen before a stress test?

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Yes: Yes, I don't find any research that has Ibuprofen listed as a med to not take before an exercise or nuclear stress test. Just try to avoid caffeine for the 24 hours prior to the test, including over the counter medications like Excedrin, NoDoz, or diet pills, and foods like chocolate and strawberries.There are several heart medications to avoid the day of and before as well but check with your doc

Question 7

can a nuclear stress test cause you problems?

Accepted Answer

Typically not: The only "risk" would be during the stress part, when one runs on a treadmill or gets a drug alternative. However, there is little risk here because this is monitored with an ekg and supervised by a cardiologist/nuclear physician. One drug that is used for stress even has an agent that can reverse its side effects. In summary, under normal standard-of care-conditions, there should be little risk.

Question 8

what does a q wave on a stress test represent?

Accepted Answer

Heart Damage: A "q wave" is seen on an electrocardiogram (ekg) several of which are recorded during a stress test.  Q waves may be very small and not carry much significance or  may be larger and suggest that heart damage by a heart attack has occured at some point in time.  Further testing and imaging of the heart may be required to determine if the Q wave is significant.

Question 9

what goes on when having a nuclear stress test?

Accepted Answer

Pictures: generally take baseline pictures of blood flow in the heart - (lying around for 20 mins), then some sort of stress - exercise or medicine;  then post-stress pictures 

pictures are looking at general blood flow - or lack thereof - which might indicate blockages in arteries.

Question 10

what's the purpose of  the exercise stress test?

Accepted Answer

Check heart: To evaluate your heart's ability to respond to increased energy needs with exercise.

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