The nurse anticipates that which of the following noninvasive tests may be ordered for detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) in a 50-year-old male with recent episodes of chest pain?
1. Exercise electrocardiography
2. Stress echocardiography
3. Transesophageal electrocardiography (TEE)
4. Right heart catheterization
Exercise electrocardiography
Rationale: During exercise electrocardiography, continuous ECG and blood pressure monitoring are performed while the client uses a treadmill or stationary bicycle. This is the most common noninvasive test used to evaluate individuals with suspected ischemic heart disease. Stress echocardiography would be performed over exercise electrocardiography when study results may be limited, such as in females and those with left ventricular hypertrophy. Both TEE and right heart catheterization are invasive and do not evaluate for coronary artery disease.
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