Pocket guide to stress testing

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"Exercise stress testing is a valuable diagnostic tool in the detection of cardiac disease and related problems. This pocket guide provides an overview of exercise stress testing, indications for testing, and patient preparation, and then discusses each possible finding and what to do to complete/terminate a test or handle complications, etc"-- Abstract: "Exercise stress testing is a valuable diagnostic tool in the detection of cardiac disease and related problems. This pocket guide provides an overview of exercise stress testing, indications for testing, and patient preparation, and then discusses each possible finding and what to do to complete/terminate a test or handle complications, etc"--  Read more... Content: Preparations and precautions / Byron A. Gentile -- Indications / Bryon A. Gentile -- Contraindications to stress testing / Bryon A. Gentile -- Exercise stress ECG test protocols / Bryon A. Gentile and Dennis A. Tighe -- Stress ECG testing with nuclear imaging techniques / Seth T. Dahlberg and Dennis A. Tighe -- Stress echocardiography / Dennis A. Tighe -- Pharmacological stress testing / Dennis A. Tighe -- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing / Bryon A. Gentile -- Stress testing after acute coronary syndromes / Dennis A. Tighe -- Proper selection of the mode of stress testing / Dennis A. Tighe -- Exercise-induced cardiac arrhythmias / Bryon A. Gentile -- Complications / Bryon A. Gentile -- Interpretation / Bryon A. Gentile and Dennis A. Tighe -- False-positive v. false-negative exercise ECG test results / John B. Dickey -- Pediatric exercise testing / Thomas Rowland and Dennis A. Tighe -- Follow-up care and management / Dennis A. Tighe -- Value of exercise (stress) ECG testing before engaging in any exercise program or sport / Bryon A. Gentile and Dennis A. Tighe -- Exercise preparations for healthy individuals and cardiac patients / Dennis A. Tighe and Samuel Headley -- Computer technology in the field of exercise ECG stress testing / Dennis A. Tighe -- Medicolegal aspects of stress testing / Dennis A. Tighe -- Educational guide for patients and families / Dennis A. Tighe