Stress test: what to expect?

What kind are you having?
There are different types & protocols.
bj

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I'm having my stress test on Tuesday. Anyone who's had this done, can
you please tell me what to expect? Just curious!

jen

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I'm having my stress test on Tuesday. Anyone who's had this done, can
you please tell me what to expect? Just curious!

For cardio stress, mine have always been on a treadmill*, with EKG leads
over the trunk and extremities. My tests have always followed the Bruce
protocol, where both the speed and the elevation (grade) are adjusted at
timed intervals to increase the difficulty while the EKG is monitored
for signs of distress.

Sometimes stress is increased till the subject reaches a preset heart
rate; at other times it's a run to exhaustion.

If your docs didn't warn you, comfortable clothing and shoes like your
running gear.

* I've also had bicycle stress tests for general fitness testing.
--
Don Kirkman

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I'm having my stress test on Tuesday. Anyone who's had this done, can
you please tell me what to expect? Just curious!

As stated there are different types. I conned my GP( and friend) into
writing a script for a stress test.

They calculate max HR using some formula based on age weight hair color
and shoe size and the test should keep you below this water mark. Mine
was a series of 5 two minute runs on a dreadmil. I don't remember what
speed they choose. Anyway, they keep the pace the same and every two
minutes they raised the elevation, again by some number of degrees that
I didn't ask and they monitor your HR. They obviously stick leads all
over you.

They tester told me ahead of time that most people only get to the
second or possibly the third. I explained that I was a runner and he
said that I might then get to the third. I hinted I liked to run hills
but never really explained my definition of hill.

Most people are sedentary and level two or three drives their HR through
the roof. To make the story short, I was about 30 seconds from
completing the fifth leg when my legs could not handle the uphill pace.
My ticker was fine but I don't do uphill intervals at what felt like a
5k race pace and the lactic acid took it's toll. The resident Md. was
[censored] expecting some problem while I came about 10 seconds from
setting the record for the year. I tried to console him that we trying
to rule out some heart issues. He didn't look convinced but I kept a
straight face.

This was about 5 years ago so maybe they do it all different.

-Doug

shinypenny said:

I'm having my stress test on Tuesday. Anyone who's had this done, can
you please tell me what to expect? Just curious!

jen

After you disrobe the Dr will ask you to finger yourself while he
"prepares". Then he'll take his "stethoscope" and gently place it in
your "special place", the rest will cum naturally.

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Alric Knebel said:

On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:31:26 -0700, shinypenny

Quoted message said:

I'm having my stress test on Tuesday. Anyone who's had this done, can
you please tell me what to expect? Just curious!

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jen

After you disrobe the Dr will ask you to finger yourself while he
"prepares". Then he'll take his "stethoscope" and gently place it in
your "special place", the rest will cum naturally.

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You're a sick piece of [censored] Knebel.

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I'm having my stress test on Tuesday. Anyone who's had this done, can
you please tell me what to expect? Just curious!

I've had several. Similar to what Doug reported.
Plugged up with lots of electrodes.
Start off easy walking pace for a minute, then easy jog,
then at a fixed pace (I think for me it was 11 or 12 kph (~7 mph) )
and they increased the incline by 2 degrees every minute.
I think I made it to 18 degrees. The technician at 1 stage looked
at the machine, and said - that should be it - you've reached
your maximum heart-rate. I had to explain to her that she had
used a standard formula (220-age) and that really my maximum
was higher...

Anthony.

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The technician at 1 stage looked
at the machine, and said - that should be it - you've reached
your maximum heart-rate. I had to explain to her that she had
used a standard formula (220-age) and that really my maximum
was higher...

I can vaguely remember the formula they used was not the 220-age but
some variation and a coefficient bouncing around. I remember my max was
155 and I never got above 149. I used the test as my run for day.

It will interesting to see what the polished cent goes through.

-Doug

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I can vaguely remember the formula they used was not the 220-age but some
variation and a coefficient bouncing around. I remember my max was 155 and
I never got above 149. I used the test as my run for day.

When I got my echogram (like the above but with a 3d imaging scanner added),
I ran easy for an hour or so beforehand. The doctor was aghast! I told
him, not to worry :-)

-- Dan

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When I got my echogram (like the above but with a 3d imaging scanner
added), I ran easy for an hour or so beforehand. The doctor was
aghast! I told him, not to worry :-)

I thought about running before I got there to warm up but concerned that
I would undermine the test and not smell minty fresh.

-DF

Doug Freese said:

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When I got my echogram (like the above but with a 3d imaging scanner
added), I ran easy for an hour or so beforehand. The doctor was
aghast! I told him, not to worry :-)

I thought about running before I got there to warm up but concerned that
I would undermine the test and not smell minty fresh.

-DF

Thanks everyone! You all answered my main underlying question, which
was whether this could count as my workout for tomorrow. :-)

I'm sure I'll probably die after the second level... (okay, "die" was
probably the wrong word choice.. how about fry...

Yes, I am also getting an echo, it is scheduled after the stress test.
I'm not sure what to expect for that either but I guess I'll find
out.

I am curious why so many healthy, fit runners on this group had a
stress test to begin with??

jen

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shinypenny said:

I am curious why so many healthy, fit runners on this group had a
stress test to begin with??

I had a stress test before I started running last year. I had been
fitness walking for about a year before that, but I wanted to make sure
there were no impediments (at least of the kind that could be discovered
by a stress test) to my starting to run.

--
Crossing the starting line is 90%.
Crossing the finish line is the other 90%.

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Doug Freese said:

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When I got my echogram (like the above but with a 3d imaging scanner
added), I ran easy for an hour or so beforehand. The doctor was
aghast! I told him, not to worry :-)

I thought about running before I got there to warm up but concerned that
I would undermine the test and not smell minty fresh.

-DF

Thanks everyone! You all answered my main underlying question, which
was whether this could count as my workout for tomorrow. :-)

I'm sure I'll probably die after the second level... (okay, "die" was
probably the wrong word choice.. how about fry...

Yes, I am also getting an echo, it is scheduled after the stress test.
I'm not sure what to expect for that either but I guess I'll find
out.

I am curious why so many healthy, fit runners on this group had a
stress test to begin with??

I had a stress test and an angiogram but it turned out to be an electrical
prblem induced by allergies and asthma. My heart was as clear as a bell and
would have even scared the cardiologist if he didn't know I was a runner
(thickness in cretain parts of the heart).

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jen

shinypenny said:

I am curious why so many healthy, fit runners on this group had
a stress test to begin with??

Because we've got a lot of geezers?

I haven't had a stress test, but you know me and technology - I reckon
if and when I get sick, a couple dozen leeches will surely take care
of it. And periodic smoking binges kill off most of the invaders
anyway.

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On Jul 16, 6:18 pm, "Doug Freese" <[email hidden]> wrote:
I am curious why so many healthy, fit runners on this group had a
stress test to begin with??

Have a desire to want one and maybe a friend or two with an MD. 😉

On a more serious note, why shouldn't a stress test be good preventative
medicine. The fact that we exercise does reduce the odds but it does not
makes us invincible. Thin runners, with and without good eating habits
can have clogged pipes. A stress test should be viewed in the same light
as a mammogram, or colonoscopy. With our for profit HMO medical system,
these tests are discouraged until the problem is too advanced.

-DF

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On a more serious note, . . .
. . . A stress test should be viewed in the same light
as a . . . colonoscopy. . . .
. . .
-DF

What?!?!?!!!

Oh, *IN* the same light.

I thought you said *with* the same light.

Never mind.
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Daniel ( [email hidden] )

It seems to me I heard somewhere that shinypenny wrote in article
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I am curious why so many healthy, fit runners on this group had a
stress test to begin with??

I had one or two out of curiosity, about the time I began running
regularly (40ish). I had others required/suggested in the course of job
changes/promotions, mostly bicycle tests.

The ones that mattered came after my 1998 heart attack, to give a
benchmark for the record and to do follow-up checks for changes in the
trace. It's been several years since the last one.

Fortunately, my EKG shows negligible signs of the heart attack. My
first, best, runner cardiologist thought that was because I had already
been a "healthy, fit" runner for several years before it happened.
--
Don Kirkman

Doug Freese said:

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On Jul 16, 6:18 pm, "Doug Freese" <[email hidden]> wrote:
I am curious why so many healthy, fit runners on this group had a
stress test to begin with??

Have a desire to want one and maybe a friend or two with an MD. 😉

On a more serious note, why shouldn't a stress test be good preventative
medicine. The fact that we exercise does reduce the odds but it does not
makes us invincible. Thin runners, with and without good eating habits
can have clogged pipes. A stress test should be viewed in the same light
as a mammogram, or colonoscopy. With our for profit HMO medical system,
these tests are discouraged until the problem is too advanced.

Sounds good to me!

I've just returned from my test, and I'm happy to report everything
looked just fine. And since upping my acid reducer dosage this past
week has completely eliminated any symptoms I was having, this seems
to clinch the fact that it was probably just heartburn rearing its
ugly head again.

My BP was 90/50 before the test, and climbed all the way to a dizzying
120/80 by the end. :-)
My HR was 50 to start. They stopped it when they reached 85% of
target... yes, they did use the "220 minus your age" formula (I
asked). Does this formula work for me... I still don't know. I can
say that I could have easily gone up another level! I only started
running on the last level. I was at 16% grade 4.2 mph and still
carrying on a conversation... albeit, not quite as lively as on the
easier levels. The technician was surprised, she said that level was a
lot for most people, and I remarked that I run hills all the time and
was used to harder effort than that.

It did not feel like enough of a work-out for the day, so I think I'm
going to go put in a quick 25 minute run.

jen

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I am curious why so many healthy, fit runners on this group had a
stress test to begin with??

Our running club requires all of our runners to take a stress test
every year. As a result of these tests 1 of our runners was found
to have a serious heart problem - the test could very well have saved
his life.

The national (Israeli) athletic association also requires a test
for all runners who run races under their authority.

Through the (compulsory) health insurance here you can get
a stress test (includes other ergometric tests) for around $25.

Anthony.

Anthony said:

"shinypenny" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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I am curious why so many healthy, fit runners on this group had a
stress test to begin with??

Our running club requires all of our runners to take a stress test
every year. As a result of these tests 1 of our runners was found
to have a serious heart problem - the test could very well have saved
his life.

The national (Israeli) athletic association also requires a test
for all runners who run races under their authority.

Through the (compulsory) health insurance here you can get
a stress test (includes other ergometric tests) for around $25.

Anthony.

OR you could justr hump a hot guy (like me) and if your heart doesn't
explode, you're ok. Use the $25 to hire a hooker, because we all know
that's the only way a runner could get laid.

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