stress test — n an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill) … Medical dictionary
Cardiac stress test — Not to be confused with Cardiac arrest. Cardiac stress test Intervention A male patient walks on a stress test treadmill to have his heart s function checked ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Stress test, pharmacologic — There are a diversity of pharmacologic stress tests. Here this refers specifically to a pharmacologic cardiac stress test in which certain medications are administered that stimulate the heart to mimic the physiologic effects of exercise. One of… … Medical dictionary
Stress test, physiologic — Although there can be a diversity of physiologic stress tests, this refers here to a physiologic cardiac stress test in which certain medications are administered that stimulate the heart to mimic the physiologic effects of exercise. One of these … Medical dictionary
atrial pacing stress test — a stress test in which temporary immediately reversible atrial pacing is used to stress coronary reserve; used for patients incapable of exercise or in whom an exercise stress test is contraindicated … Medical dictionary
Pharmacologic stress test — There are a diversity of pharmacologic stress tests. Here this refers specifically to a pharmacologic cardiac stress test in which certain medications are administered that stimulate the heart to mimic the physiologic effects of exercise. One of… … Medical dictionary
Physiologic stress test — Although there can be a diversity of physiologic stress tests, this refers here to a physiologic cardiac stress test in which certain medications are administered that stimulate the heart to mimic the physiologic effects of exercise. One of these … Medical dictionary
thallium stress test — (for coronary artery disease) stress is placed on the cardiovascular system by exercising the patient on a treadmill or bicycle ergometer. Thallous chloride Tl 201 is injected intravenously when stress is maximal, just prior to exercise cessation … Medical dictionary
stress test — noun a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress • Hypernyms: ↑assay, ↑check • Hyponyms: ↑treadmill test * * * noun : an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled … Useful english dictionary
stress test — noun Date: 1975 an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill) … New Collegiate Dictionary
