Which type of stress test involves the use of medication instead of physical exercise?
Pharmacological stress test
A pharmacological stress test uses drugs such as dobutamine, dipyridamole, adenosine or regadenoson to simulate the physiological effects of exercise on the heart, and is used in patients who cannot exercise adequately on a treadmill or bicycle.
Holter monitoring is 24–48-hour ambulatory recording, an exercise stress test uses physical activity, and an echocardiogram is a resting ultrasound study — none of them substitutes exercise with medication.
Hence, Pharmacological stress test.
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Important Questions from Pharmacology
During ECG monitoring, which drug is most likely to cause bradycardia?
During high-dose vasopressor therapy, which ECG change most reliably indicates supply–demand ischemia due to increased afterload?
Which ECG change most reliably indicates quinidine toxicity?
What is the most appropriate initial management for a patient presenting with symptomatic bradyarrhythmia?
What ECG change might be seen after administration of calcium channel blockers?
