Tilt Table Test for Syncope Diagnosis
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What is a negative result tilt table test characterized by?

  • Severe decrease in heart rate and systolic blood pressure below 90 mmHg with symptoms
  • Fluctuating heart rate and systolic blood pressure without symptoms
  • Moderate increase in heart rate and maintaining systolic blood pressure above 90 mmHg without symptoms (correct)
  • No change in heart rate and systolic blood pressure with symptoms

What may provoke a neurocardiogenic reflex during a tilt table test?

  • Low blood pressure without any external factors
  • Nitroglycerin, clomipramine, and isoprenaline administration (correct)
  • Orthostatic stress without any medication
  • Excessive increase in heart rate and systolic blood pressure

Which condition may be present if the patient's heart rate does not increase more than 5/min above baseline values?

  • Postural orthostatic tachycardia
  • Vasodepressor component
  • Chronotropic incompetence (correct)
  • Cardioinhibitory component

What does a tilt table test reveal susceptibility to?

<p>Reflex hypotension (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some positive responses that may be distinguished during a tilt table test?

<p>Initial orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic hypotension, delayed orthostatic hypotension, and postural orthostatic tachycardia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which substance may exaggerate orthostatic stress during the negative-passive phase of a tilt table test?

<p>Nitroglycerin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a negative result tilt table test characterized by?

<p>Moderate increase in heart rate and maintaining systolic blood pressure above 90 mmHg without symptoms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a tilt table test reveal susceptibility to?

<p>Reflex hypotension (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What may provoke a neurocardiogenic reflex with its vasodepressor and cardioinhibitory components during a tilt table test?

<p>Orthostatic stress (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What condition may be present if the patient's heart rate does not increase more than 5/min above baseline values?

<p>Chronotropic incompetence (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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