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| listening to sounds within body using a stethoscope |
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| blood pressure cuff, measures blood pressure |
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| instrument for listening to body sounds |
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| blood test determines level of enzymes specific to heart muscle in blood; an increase may indicate heart muscle damage such as a myocardial infarction |
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| blood test determines level of enzymes specific to heart muslce in blood; an increase may indicate heart muscles damage such as a myocardial infarction |
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| blood test measures amount of cholesterol and triglycerides in blood; indicator of atherosclerosis risk |
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| x-rays taken after injection of opaque dye into blood vessel |
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| nuclear medicine scan using radioactive thallium; especially useful in determining myocardial damage |
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| using ultrasound to produce an image of blood flowing through blood vessels in order to determine velocity; indicates blood clots or deep vein thromboses |
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| use of ultrasound to visualize internal cardiac structures; especially valves |
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| flexible tube inserted in body to move fluids into or out of body; may be used to place dye into a vein to view blood vessels |
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| catheter is threaded through blood vessel to heart; detects abnormalities, collects cardiac blood samples and determines bp in heart |
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| hardcopy record produced by electrocardiography |
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electrocardiography
ECG, EKG |
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| process of recording electrical activity of heart, able to diagnose arrhythmias and myocardial damage |
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| portable ECG monitor worn by patient up to a few days to assess heart activity |
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| evaluates cardiovascular fitness; patient excersizes on treadmill or bicycle with a steadily increasing work load; EKG and oxygen levels are monitored throughout the test |
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