I was told that a doctor could read the results of a nuclear stress test and determine the findings as soon as the test is completed. The nurse told me it would take at least a week to get the results. Who is correct?
2007-09-18 23:01:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
The doctor will have the results as soon as he/she reads the nuclear images. It then has to be dictated and transcribed, and that is likely where the delay happens.
Whoever administered the test then has to send the results to your cardiologist and/or family doctor, who then has to review it and put it into your chart.
It's all administrative delay.
The good news is, if there's anything terribly worrying, they usually call and have you come in for more tests or treatment.
No news is probably good news. If you're worried, call whomever ordered the test, and ask if the results have been received.
2007-09-19 02:35:38 · answer #1 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I just found out I was prego last week! I took a test a couple days early and got a super, super faint line but I didn't use an early detection test. Most of the early detection tests will print their accuracy as a percentage on the side of the box. I believe two days before your period is somewhere in the mid to upper 80% range for the ones I have seen. I would suggest a brand like Clear Blue Easy. A few of my friends used that test before they were supposed to have their period and they had positive results! Make sure you get at least a two pack because some women's hcg levels (a hormone you produce when the embryo has implanted into your uterus) are extremely low so you could get a false negative. Take the test today and if it says negative wait until the morning after the day of your skipped period. You should always use your first mornings urine especially when testing early because it is the most concentrated. I am just shy of six weeks (four weeks gestation) and I had no spotting what so ever. I had to pee about every five minutes and my breasts felt like someone had punched them a bunch of times but no spotting. I don't believe that I experienced these symptoms until a day or two after my missed period. I hope this helps!
2016-05-18 03:37:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A physician may be able to provide the patient with a preliminary report at the end of the test, and a more complete report within a day. Based on the physician’s evaluation of how efficiently the heart is able to regulate blood flow at rest and during physical stress, a diagnosis can be made. The physician will then discuss his or her treatment plan for the patient, which may include additional procedures or tests (e.g., cardiac catheterization).
2007-09-18 23:16:46 · answer #3 · answered by Debi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The result of Thallium stress test is given 3 to 5 hrs after the stress. Radioactive thallum is injected after the individual is stressed on a treadmill. Serial pictures of myocardium are taken for upto 3 or more hours. The actual area of perfusion and extent of perfusion is visible before the patient leaves the laboratory
2007-09-19 00:00:47 · answer #4 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both. The scan normally goes into the queue and when the doctor gets to it, it takes very little time for him to interpret the study. He dictates his findings, the transcriptionist gets that in her queue and may or may not get to it the same day. Once it's typed, the report may come through snail mail, and that gets it into the doctor's in-box, where it may sit for a couple more days. Inpatients usually have a report on the chart the same day or the next, but outpatients can have delays of several days.
2007-09-19 04:06:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋