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Chest pain reproducible with palpation most strongly suggests this non-cardiac cause
What is Musculoskeletal pain?
This cardiac biomarker remains normal in the absence of myocardial injury.
What is Troponin?
The test most commonly used to estimate left ventricular ejection fraction.
What is Echocardiogram?
This rhythm shows upright P waves, regular R-R intervals, and a rate between 60 and 100 bpm.
Normal sinus rhythm
A drop in systolic blood pressure greater than 10 mmHg with increasing workload is called this.
What is Exertional hypotension?
Crushing substernal chest pain radiating to the left arm is most characteristic of this condition.
What is Myocardial infarction?
A BNP level significantly above normal most strongly indicates this pathology.
What is Heart failure?
The gold standard test for visualizing coronary artery obstruction.
What is Cardiac catheterization?
This rhythm lacks identifiable P waves and has irregularly irregular R-R intervals.
What is Atrial fibrillation?
During exercise, a patient becomes dizzy and SBP drops from 130 to 95 mmHg; the most appropriate response is this.
What is Stop exercise and assess the patient?
Orthopnea, pulmonary edema, and pulmonary crackles indicate this underlying physiologic problem.
What is left-sided heart failure?
A potassium level of 6.2 mEq/L significantly increases the risk for this complication.
What are Life-threatening arrhythmias?
The test used to quantify peripheral arterial disease in the lower extremities.
What is Ankle-brachial index (ABI)?
A premature wide QRS complex originating in the ventricles is called this.
What is Premature ventricular contraction (PVC)?
A drop in oxygen saturation below 90% during activity indicates this condition.
What is Hypoxemia?
Chest pain relieved by rest or nitroglycerin is characteristic of this type of angina.
What is Stable angina?
A hemoglobin level of 8 g/dL most likely contributes to this clinical symptom.
What is Decreased oxygen-carrying capacity?
The imaging modality most useful for detecting structural heart valve abnormalities.
What is Echocardiogram?
This chaotic rhythm lacks organized QRS complexes and produces no effective cardiac output.
What is Ventricular fibrillation?
A systolic BP above 250 mmHg or diastolic BP above 115 mmHg requires this immediate action.
What is Terminate exercise or testing?
New-onset hypotension, dyspnea, and pulmonary crackles following myocardial infarction most strongly suggest this complication.
What is Acute heart failure or cardiogenic shock?
An INR of 4.5 in a patient taking warfarin indicates this clinical risk.
What is Increased bleeding risk?
The definitive diagnostic test for coronary artery disease.
What is Coronary angiography?
This rhythm shows sawtooth waves with atrial rates near 300 bpm.
What is Atrial flutter?
A drop in systolic blood pressure with exercise accompanied by ECG changes indicates this dangerous condition.
What is Myocardial ischemia?