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My husband is a truck driver. When he went for his dot physical the dr said he needed a stress test because he had a heart attack 2 years ago. we made an appointment with his cardiologist. He wouldn t give him the stress test because his bp was too high. called in medication. rechecked last week still too high...this week it was 131/82 and we can get the test....however we aren t getting the regular exercise stress test that costs $300 we were ordered a nuclear stress test that is $3000...Im not comfortable with nuclear medicine because I had a personal bad reaction to the dye. is it safe and is it really necessary???
Mon, 29 Jun 2015
Hi,
Nuclear stress test is more informative than regular treadmill test. But if you are concerned for the test there is another option, stress echocardiography, but it depends on whether your hospital is experienced for doing stress echocardiography.
Wishing a good health to your husband
In case of further questions don't hesitate to ask
Regards,
Nuclear stress test is more informative than regular treadmill test. But if you are concerned for the test there is another option, stress echocardiography, but it depends on whether your hospital is experienced for doing stress echocardiography.
Wishing a good health to your husband
In case of further questions don't hesitate to ask
Regards,
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