6 results
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... enzymes, Head CT ... /S, EEG, Brain MRI ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... Effectiveness #table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... #Stress #Testing
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
and Screening Testing ... ; abdominal CT, ... CT or MRI scan of ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Cost-Effectiveness Workup ... Echocardiogram • Head CT ... Carotid US • Brain MRI ... stress testing ... #testing #Cost
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... Tomography Angiography (CTA ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
dissection on Cardiac ... This was a cardiac ... back and have a “tearing ... usually made by a CT ... as well as an MRA