Nuclear stress test: Purpose, procedure & patient information (1/2)

What is the purpose of a nuclear stress test? What is the procedure? What to tell your patient? This video serves as an introduction to nuclear stress testing, a common nuclear medicine imaging technique. Timecodes: 0:00 Introduction 0:08 What is a nuclear stress test? 1:01 Principle of a nuclear stress test 2:10 Stress study - Exercise 2:49 Stress study - Pharmacologic vasodilation 3:15 Procedure 4:40 What to tell your patient?