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STRESS TEST


STRESS TEST

OUR HEART BEATS AT A RATE OF ABOUT 72 BEATS PER MINUTE


WHEN WE EXERCISE OUR HEART NEEDS TO BEAT FASTER TO MEET THE

EXTRA NEED FOR ENERGY FOR OUR BODY


WHEN THE HEART BEATS FASTER IT

NEEDS MORE BLOOD SUPPLY TO MAINTAIN

ITS NUTRITION


WHEN THE FAST BEATING HEART CANNOT GET THE

EXTRA BLOOD THAT IT NEEDS FOR NUTRITION IT SHOWS

SOME MANIFESTATIONS THAT CAN BE PICKED UP AN

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM(EKG) OR BY CLINICAL TESTING


DURING A STRESS TEST A PERSON IS ASKED TO DO GRADUALLY

INCREASING AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (RUNNING ON A TREAD

MILL) AND CHANGES IN CARDIOGRAM ARE STUDIED ALONG

WITH HIS/HER PULSE, BLOOD PRESSURE AND SOME OTHER

PARAMETERS


SOME CHANGES IN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (EKG) AND CLINICAL

EXAM CAN INDICATE IF THE HEART IS NOT

GETTING ENOUGH BLOOD SUPPLY


CHEST PAIN, DIZZINESS, EARLY SHORTNESS OF

BREATH IN THE EXERCISE PROTOCOL MAY ALSO INDICATE

POOR BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE HEART


SOMETIMES THE CHANGES MAY OCCUR DURING THE 10 MINUTES FOLLOWING THE

EXERCISE SO THE PATIENT IS OBSERVED FOR ANOTHER 20 MINUTES OR SO AFTER THE

EXERCISE


STRESS TEST IS NOT VERY ACCURATE IN

THOSE WHO ARE OVER WEIGHT (OBESE) AND

FEMALE PATIENTS


IF YOU ARE ASKED TO GO FOR A STRESS

TEST AVOID WEARING TIGHT CLOTHING AND

UNCOMFORTABLE SHOES


DURING THE TEST IF YOU SUFFER FROM CHEST PAIN, DIZZINESS OR EXPERIENCE SHORTNESS OF BREATH OR

NAUSEA INFORM THE DOCTOR/TECHNICIAN

IMMEDIATELY WHO MAY STOP THE TEST AND EVALUATE YOU

AND YOUR RESULTS TO DETERMINE IF THE TEST CAN BE

CONTINUED


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