how effectice is a radionuclide stress test at showing coronary disease?

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Is an exercise stress test safe if I have coronary artery disease?

Answer 1

Nuclear Med: The nuclear stress perfusion study in good labs is over 90% specific and a bit less sensitive. It's application in quantitating known CAD is more reliable. The study is widely used around the world.

Answer 2

Stay active: Exercise is a great way to relieve stress. Your body releases endorphins during exercise, which can help you feel calm. If you exercise 30 - 60 minutes a day, your stress levels can improve. When stressed, take 5 slow, deep breaths with your eyes closed, then roll your shoulders forward 5 times, then back 5 times. This will slow your heart rate and release tension in your neck and shoulders.

Answer 3

New parenting stress: First, know that stress from being a new parent is perfectly natural. You will be adapting to many changes in your life you never could have expected until you experienced them yourself. Do not overreact to your emotions, as they are expected to vacillate. Seek support from other new parents and groups that form around those issues. Stay calm, that will be the best you can do for your child.

Answer 4

Manage it: Everyone has to deal with stressful situations. But it's not only the stress that makes us feel achy, tense, and irritable. It's also how we react to the stress. It's possible to retrain your brain to respond to stress so it doesn't cause you distress -- at least some of the time. The american psychological association pages on stress are a good place to start: www.Apa.Org/helpcenter/stress.Aspx.

Answer 5

Avoid stress?: You can't avoid stress, but you can manage it and minimize distress. Sometimes you can avoid or alter a stressor. Sometimes you can alter your perceptions, thoughts, & beliefs about yourself & the stressor. And you can retrain your mind and body to respond more calmly to the stressor with biofeedback & other relaxation methods.

Answer 6

Prenatal stress: You should talk to ur OB & if he/she tells you everything is okay you should not stress yourself. The baby feels your stress as well so it would be better to let your doctor worry &stress for your & your baby's health if needed. You should enjoy your pregnancy&be happy. If your doctor told you some thing is wrong, there may be other things you could do besides stressing. Use ur energy positively.

Answer 7

Therapy and medicati: You have several options. Cognitive therapy from a good therapist can be very effective in helping with stress and anxiety. There are also very good medications that can give you help. Many times we use a combination of these two therapies. See your doctor and get a recommendation on a good cognitive therapist. Check with your doctor about using some medication that may be helpful.

Answer 8

Coronary arteries: Coronary arteries run on the surface of the heart and provide blood to the heart muscle. As a contracting muscle, the heart needs a continuing supply of nutrients like oxygen, glucose, fatty acids. If coronary blood flow is slowed or interrupted, such as by a coronary narrowing or a blood clot, the heart muscle will suffer and the patient will feel chest pain or there will be a heart attack.

Answer 9

Feed heart muscle: In humans usually two main coronary arteries come off the aorta to feed the heart muscle. The right coronary feeds the right side of the heart and some of the muscular wall between the two sides. The left coronary divides into the left anterior descending artery and the circumflex coronary artery. The arteries bring oxygen and food to heart muscle cells.

Answer 10

Feed heart muscle: Coronary arteries provide fresh blood (including oxygen & nutrients) to the heart muscle itself. The heart muscle is so thick that the blood inside the heart can't penetrate the thickness of the heart muscle enough to provide adequate blood flow. Since the heart is always active, it needs a constant & large amount of blood.

Answer 11

Heart's supply: They supply blood to the heart muscle itself (not to be confused with the blood inside the heart's chambers which is delivered to all other organs).

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