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Cardiac Program
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The cardiopulmonary
department is a
life-supporting,
life-enhancing,
professionally
staffed health care
department providing
care under qualified
medical direction.
Services provided to
patients with
disorders of the
cardiopulmonary and
neurological systems
include diagnostic
testing,
therapeutics,
monitoring, tobacco
treatment and
education. The
department offers
24-hour service to
inpatient and
emergency room
patients, in
addition to
scheduled outpatient
testing services.
These services are
provided to the
elderly, adolescent
and pediatric
population.
Educational services
are provided to the
patient as well as
the family and the
public. Other
services include:
EEG (routine and
sleeping),
Echocardiogram,
Chest physio-therapy,
oxygen, pulmonary
function tests. |
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EKG/Holter
Monitoring
EKG is a
complex
measurement of
the heart's
electrical
activity. The
results provide
the doctor with
invaluable
information
about the
heart's rhythm
and the
condition of
it's muscles.
Holter monitor
is a small light
weight portable
tape recorder
with electrodes
which are
attached to the
patient for a
24-48 hour
period while the
patient
continues normal
daily
activities. If
longer at-home
monitoring is
needed, the
trans-telephonic
monitor may be
used.
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Stress
Testing
Stress
Testing is used
to evaluate
heart function
while the
patient is
exercising on a
treadmill, thus
increasing the
workload of the
heart.
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