Mystery Test
This type of ECG is used in the emergency department to rule in/out an acute myocardial infarction when a patient presents with chest pain.
What is a resting 12-lead ECG?
Laboratory blood test used to determine the concentration of myocardial proteins.
What are Cardiac Biomarkers?
When an ECG tracing has superimposed P and T waves the patient’s HR is above this value.
What is >150 bpm?
Low levels of this plasma protein can indicate dietary deficiency or recent surgery.
What is albumin?
This is abbreviated B.U.N.
What is blood urea nitrogen?
This test definitively diagnosis coronary artery disease and shows the lesion locations and extent.
What is a coronary angiogram?
Abnormal protein manufactured in the liver in response to inflammation, trauma, surgery, neoplastic proliferation, and infection.
What is C-reactive Protein?
When INR is great than this value, exercise and manual therapy should be postponed.
What is 3.0?
The ECG rhythm shown. (cannot insert picture without subscription)
What is atrial fibrillation?
This is abbreviated P.T. and does not stand for physical therapy.
Prothrombin Time
This procedure provides direct visualization of the larynx, trachea and bronchi.
What is a bronchoscopy?
Elevated natriuretic peptides (ANP and BNP) indicate the presence of chronic this disease.
What is chronic heart failure?
Exercise is contraindicated when hematocrit is below this value.
What is 25%?
The probable diagnosis when a chest x-ray shows fluffy infiltrates in a patient with fever and productive cough.
What is pneumonia?
This is cardiac test is abbreviated MUGA.
What is multi-gated or multiple gate acquisition?
This monitors ambulatory ECG during activity and rest over a several day period.
What is a Holter or event monitor?
This measures clotting ability of all factors except VII and XIII and is used to monitor heparin dose.
What is partial thromboplastin time?
This is the normal range of ejection fraction.
What is 50 – 60 %?
A frequent problem for patients on bed rest, often presents as a blockage on a venogram.
What is a deep vein thrombosis?
This is abbreviated HCT.
What is hematocrit?
A procedure in which radiopaque iodine contrast dye is injected into the tracheobronchial space and then a series of x-rays is taken.
What is bronchography?
This blood indicator of myocardial infarction is most specific.
What is Troponin I or Troponin T?
This is the narrow range of normal blood pH obtained during an ABG (arterial blood gas) analysis.
What is 7.35 – 7.45?
Elevated levels of blood creatinine often indicate disease in this organ.
What is kidney disease?
This is component of a chem screen is abbreviated AST.
What is aspartate aminotransferase?