Services Offered
Holter Monitor
A holter monitor is a small device that attaches to your chest and records continuously for the prescribed amount of time as ordered by your provider. This type of heart monitor can provide valuable information to help your provider diagnose and treat your heart issue. This monitor may be worn for up to 7 days. You may resume your normal activities while wearing this monitor.Cardiac Event Monitor
A Cardiac Event Monitor is a small device that attaches to your chest and records at the press of a button. This device may also record on its own if it detects an abnormal heart rhythm. This type of monitor can provide valuable information to help your provider diagnose and treat your heart issue. This monitor may be worn for up to 30 days to record symptoms that do not happen everyday. You may resume your normal activities while wearing this monitor.
Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
An EKG involves placing several electrodes on your chest and limbs that are then attached to wires. Once the hook-up is complete, it takes about 10 seconds to capture a picture of your heart's rhythm.
An EKG is a quick and easy way to get information to help diagnose a problem with your heart. It can give your provider information of past heart damage, can show an abnormal rate and rhythm, or tell your provider how well your pacemaker or medication is working. Providers often order EKGs as pre-operative testing as well.
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
An EEG is a test used to determine your brain function by measuring your brain activity. Providers use EEGs to diagnose conditions that affect your brain and are typically ordered if you have seizures or suspect that you have epilepsy.
During an EEG, small, metal electrodes are placed on the scalp that are attached to a machine that monitors the electrical activity in your brain. This test generally takes up to an hour to complete.
Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
Pulmonary Function Tests are useful in determining how well your lungs work by measuring how much air goes into and out of your lungs when you breathe. This test can determine if your lungs are functioning at their expected levels and may also diagnose lung and airway diseases. This test may be used to determine if certain medications help with your symptoms, monitor progression of lung disease, and as pre-operative testing. This type of test is also useful in determining what kind of condition is affecting your lungs.
When having a PFT, you will be asked to perform various types of breathing exercises through a mouthpiece that will measure the amount of air expelled from your lungs. You will also be given a breathing treatment that is followed up by repeating some of the tests to determine if there is any improvement after the medication is administered.
Nuclear Stress Test
A Nuclear Stress Test helps to diagnose heart problems, such as Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), by showing the blood flow to your heart. There are three parts to this test and will take a few hours to complete. The first part involves taking pictures of the blood flow through the heart that is detected by a tracer drug that has been administered through an IV. The second part is the "stress" portion of the test. If you are able to walk on a treadmill, that is how this portion of the test will be completed. If you are unable to walk on a treadmill, a medication will be given that will increase the blood flow to the heart and replace the need to walk on the treadmill. The third part involves taking "after" pictures of your heart and comparing the two sets of images.
This test can determine if your heart is pumping well, identify a decreased area of blood flow within the heart and show if your heart has been damaged previously from a heart attack.
6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT)
A 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is used to determine a patient's need for oxygen at home. You will be asked to walk as much as possible at your own pace in a hallway for up to 6 minutes. Your oxygen saturation (SpO2) will be monitored during the test and if it drops to a certain level while walking, oxygen will be applied. The test will continue for up to 6 minutes to determine how much oxygen may be needed with exertion.
Home Sleep Testing (HST)
A home sleep test (HST) is a test that is done at home to help determine if a patient has Sleep Apnea. This is a test that you do at your home for one night. For this test, you will be given a small device that you will wear while sleeping. It records your breathing patterns, oxygen level and heart rate.
