McDonough District Hospital issued the following announcement on June 21.
Starting on Tuesday, July 10, the McDonough District Hospital Cardiopulmonary Department will expand its hours for outpatient testing services.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, cardio will also offer scheduling times from 3:30-8 p.m.
“Generally we do not offer any outpatient testing after 3 p.m. but with a full staff we decided to expand our hours on Tuesday and Thursday. We hope by expanding hours it will be more of a convenience for our patients not having to miss work in order to get their testing done,” said Suellen Carmody-Menzer, Department Leader of Cardiopulmonary.
The departments will offer six different tests during the expanded hours:
- Pulmonary Function Test: This test is designed to measure how well the lungs are working. The test gauges how the lungs are expanding and contracting, including how effective lungs are able to bring oxygen to the rest of the patient’s body.
- Holter Monitor: This device is a type of portable heart monitor that is a small electrocardiogram (EKG) device worn in a pouch around the neck or waist. A Holter monitor keeps a record of the heart rhythm, typically over a 24-hour period.
- Home Sleep Study: This procedure is done to identify if the patient should come in for a complete sleep study. It is not designed to replace a sleep study (polysomnography test) in order to diagnose sleep apnea or other sleep disorders.
- EEG: An electroencephalogram (EEG) detects problems related to electrical activity of the brain. It tracks and records brain patterns.
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) measures blood pressure at regular intervals. It’s believed to be able to reduce the white coat hypertension effect in which a patients’ blood pressure is elevated during the examination process due to nervousness and anxiety caused by being in a clinical setting. This is also used in the pediatric population to rule out certain issues.
- O2 Evaluation: Test to see if patients qualify for oxygen at home.
For more information call (309) 836-1538 or log onto MDH.org.
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