Stress Test

Question 1

What are five indications for an exercise stress test?

Answer 1

• Diagnosis of chest pain
  -Prognosis and severity of CAD
  -To guide post MI rehab
  -Evaluation of cardiac arrhythmias
  -Assessment of high risk individuals that are asymptomatic

Question 2

What are some things we’re looking at when interpreting and exercise stress test?

Answer 2

• duration of ST segment depression
  -ST segment elevation
• Duration of exercise
  -Exercise induced hypotension or arrhythmias