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Do we order a stress test for patients with high pretest probability? I know that it is more useful for patients with intermediate pretest probability but would you still order it for someone with high probability ex 50 y.o man with typical angina?
I thought I read somewhere in UWORLD that for patients with high probability we start pharmacologic therapy/consider angiography without a stress test. Yesterday though I encountered a question (in Kaplan Qbank) about a 48 y.o man with typical angina and the answer to "what's the best next step in patient care" was ---> perform a stress test.
I thought I read somewhere in UWORLD that for patients with high probability we start pharmacologic therapy/consider angiography without a stress test. Yesterday though I encountered a question (in Kaplan Qbank) about a 48 y.o man with typical angina and the answer to "what's the best next step in patient care" was ---> perform a stress test.