Cardiac Stress Testing Pocketcard Set

Specific topics covered in this card include: * Pharmacologic stress testing: list of drugs used in stress testing including indications, contraindications, pros and cons, side effects * Explanation of the assessment of myocardial ischemia in nuclear medicine (SPECT) * Specific comments on the diagnostic value of cardiac stress testing in women * Guidelines for the management of patients with positive studies * Guidelines and an algorithm for preoperative cardiac stress testing * General background information such as indications, interpretation, and prognostic value of cardiac stress tests